{"conversationCode":"293-007","tapeNumber":293,"conversationNumber":7,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-293-007","startDateTime":"1971-11-17T19:48:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-17T19:50:00.000Z","startDate":"17-Nov-1971","startTime":"2:48 PM","endDate":"17-Nov-1971","endTime":"2:50 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.;","description":"On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:48 pm to 2:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 293-007 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"EOB","recordingDevice":"Old Executive Office Building","latitudeEstimated":38.897567,"longitudeEstimated":-77.039147,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 293-7\n\nDate: November 17, 1971\nTime: 2:48 pm - 2:50 pm\nLocation: Executive Office Building\n\nJohn D. Ehrlichman talked with the President.\n\n[See Conversation No. 14-155]","filename":["293-007-splice.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:16:14","tapeEnd":"00:17:44","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Ehrlichman, John D."],"prevCode":"293-006","nextCode":"293-008","tapeTranscriptFile":"293a.mp3,293b.mp3","transcript":[{"start":983.39,"end":983.65,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":985.13,"end":985.45,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":987.45,"end":991.59,"text":"John, the way that you and the investors plan it for the budget board is this."},{"start":991.65,"end":1011.95,"text":"The question is, can the person on HR want something that there's a chance that we can, that may not pass, and that we could necessarily control, or not."},{"start":1012.44,"end":1017.6,"text":"or being stuck with a tax bill, something which I have to sign."},{"start":1017.64,"end":1020.88,"text":"And that's the difference as I see it."},{"start":1021,"end":1025.17,"text":"And I think the choice is pretty clear under those circumstances."},{"start":1025.81,"end":1026.69,"text":"Don't you agree?"},{"start":1026.83,"end":1027.09,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":1027.17,"end":1027.51,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":1027.59,"end":1029.33,"text":"I just gotta sign a tax bill now."},{"start":1029.35,"end":1030.31,"text":"We can all talk."},{"start":1030.33,"end":1037.29,"text":"We're gonna be brave and pay to our own tax bill, but by God, not now."},{"start":1037.55,"end":1038.29,"text":"Okay."},{"start":1038.33,"end":1038.47,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":1039.39,"end":1039.86,"text":"Okay."}],"transcriptBoundary":{"start":974,"end":1064,"startMethod":"llm-alignment","endMethod":"llm-alignment"},"transcriptConfidence":"high","transcriptSource":"bigtape","aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon consults with John Ehrlichman regarding the strategic implications of incorporating specific provisions into H.R. 1, a major legislative proposal. Nixon expresses concern over the risks of being forced to sign an undesirable tax bill and emphasizes the necessity of avoiding such a scenario. Ultimately, the President decides to postpone further action on tax legislation to maintain control over the administration's fiscal agenda.","topics":["H.R. 1","Tax legislation","Legislative strategy","Fiscal policy","Budgetary constraints"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T13:44:43.587Z"},"topicSlugs":["h-r-1","tax-legislation","legislative-strategy","fiscal-policy","budgetary-constraints"],"audioDurationSec":93,"audioFiles":[{"file":"293-007-splice.mp3","bytes":1488397,"durationSec":93,"bitrate":128039,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T14:10:34.844Z","originalFilename":["293a.mp3","293b.mp3"],"spliceSource":{"spliceType":"bigtape","sourceFiles":["293a.mp3"],"cutStart":972.5,"cutEnd":1065.5,"adjustedStart":972.5,"adjustedEnd":1065.5,"boundaryMethod":"llm-alignment","confidence":"high","splicedAt":"2026-09-18T14:10:34.844Z"},"transcriptPrev":{"segments":18,"replacedAt":"2026-09-18T14:14:21.992Z"},"audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/293-007-splice.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/293-007","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/293/conversation-293-007","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}