Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 292 › Conversation 292-024
Nixon & Ehrlichman on 1973 Federal Budget and Tax Policy
Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 5:50 PM–6:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman discussed the development of the 1973 federal budget, specifically focusing on potential new initiatives and tax policy. The participants reviewed the perspectives of Caspar Weinberger regarding fiscal strategy and coordinated their respective schedules with John B. Connally. This meeting served as a planning session to align administrative priorities and scheduling for upcoming budgetary negotiations.
- 1973 Federal Budget
- Tax Policy
- Caspar Weinberger
- John B. Connally
- White House Scheduling
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NARA Description
On October 19, 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 5:50 pm and 6:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 292-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 292-24
Date: October 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:50 pm and 6:04 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.
1973 budget
-New initiatives
-The President's schedule
-John B. Connally's schedule
-Taxes
-Casper W. (“Cap”) Weinberger's views
The President's scheduleAlso recorded on October 19, 1971
- 011-144 5:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:48 pm.
- 011-145 5:43 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:48 pm.
- 292-019 5:43 PM · 20 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 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.
- 011-146 5:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:49 pm to 5:50 pm.
- 292-022 5:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:49 pm to 5:50 pm.
- 011-147 5:50 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 5:50 pm to 6:04 pm.
- 292-023 5:50 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 6:04 pm.
- 292-025 5:50 PM · 54 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 5:50 pm and 6:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 292-024, October 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/292-024 (accessed September 28, 2026).