Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 269 › Conversation 269-008
Nixon & Ehrlichman on School busing and Constitutional amendment
Monday, August 2, 1971 · 10:46 AM–10:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and John Ehrlichman discussed political strategies regarding school busing, specifically focusing on how to manage Southern congressional chairmen. Ehrlichman planned to coordinate with Harry Dent to ensure these chairmen were briefed on the administration's intention to pursue a constitutional amendment to limit busing. The discussion aimed to leverage these legislative maneuvers for partisan advantage while maintaining control over the administration's public stance on the issue.
- School busing
- Constitutional amendment
- Harry Dent
- Southern politics
- Legislative strategy
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NARA Description
On August 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:46 am to 10:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 269-8
Date: August 2, 1971
Time: 10:46 pm - 10:56 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.
Ehrlichman's call to Harry S. Dent
Busing
-Southern chairman
-Constitutional amendment
-John N. Mitchell
-Dent
-Amendment
-Unknown chairmen
-Ehrlichman’s forthcoming call to Dent
-Partisan aspect
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 269-008, August 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/269-008 (accessed October 23, 2026).