President Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman held a brief consultation regarding the coordination of budget information between Caspar Weinberger and Secretary of State William P. Rogers. They also briefly reviewed the public and political reaction to school busing initiatives within Ohio and Iowa. The discussion served as a strategic check-in on domestic policy communications and administrative oversight.
On August 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:11 pm to 4:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 270-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 270-7
Date: August 3, 1971
Time: 4:11 pm - 4:12 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
John D. Ehrlichman talked with the President.
Budget information
-Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
-William P. Rogers
Announcement
-Busing
-Ohio and Iowa
-ReactionNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.