Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 276 › Conversation 276-002

Nixon & Ehrlichman on White House scheduling and Administrative coordination

Friday, September 10, 1971 · 2:05 PM–3:03 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation276-002 on Tape 276 (tape position 00:00:57–00:01:09)StartFriday, September 10, 1971 at 2:05 PMEndFriday, September 10, 1971 at 3:03 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 276-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and John Ehrlichman met in the Old Executive Office Building to discuss their scheduling priorities and potential agenda items. The conversation served as a brief administrative coordination to determine whether to proceed with specific business immediately or postpone it for a later time. No major policy decisions were reached during this introductory exchange.

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NARA Description

On September 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 3:03 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 276-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 276-2

Date: September 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:05 pm and 3:03 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person [John D. Ehrlichman?].

     Meeting with the President
          -Time
          -Location
               -Executive Office Building [EOB]

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008-083 2:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 3:53 pm.
276-001 2:05 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 3:03 pm.
276-003 2:05 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 3:03 pm.
569-012 2:05 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 3:03 pm.
276-004 3:03 PM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:03 pm to 3:51 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 276-002, September 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/276-002 (accessed October 9, 2026).