Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 288 › Conversation 288-008

Nixon & Ehrlichman on White House Administration and Domestic Policy

Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 8:46 AM–9:19 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation288-008 on Tape 288 (tape position 00:20:00–00:20:20)StartTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 8:46 AMEndTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 9:19 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 288-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with John D. Ehrlichman in the Executive Office Building to review and coordinate the Domestic Advisor's upcoming professional schedule. The discussion centered on managing Ehrlichman's calendar to ensure alignment with presidential priorities and administrative demands. No further policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative meeting.

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NARA Description

On October 12, 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 8:46 am and 9:19 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 288-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 288-8

Date: October 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:46 am and 9:19 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.

     Ehrlichman's schedule

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  • 011-048 8:30 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:30 am.
  • 288-005 8:30 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:30 am.
  • 288-006 8:30 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:40 am.
  • 011-049 8:40 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 8:40 am to 8:46 am.
  • 288-007 8:40 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:40 am to 8:46 am.
  • 011-050 8:46 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 9:19 am.
  • 288-009 8:46 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 9:19 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 288-008, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/288-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).