Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 298 › Conversation 298-015
Nixon & Ehrlichman on Covert operations and Political finance
Thursday, November 11, 1971 · 3:07 PM–3:08 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and John Ehrlichman discuss the logistics and necessity of providing private financial backing for a sensitive negotiation involving overseas interests. Nixon emphasizes that the operation cannot rely on government funding, necessitating a more hardened approach to secure the required resources. The two agree on the urgency of the task and move to finalize the strategy for executing the funding.
- Covert operations
- Political finance
- Foreign policy
- John Ehrlichman
- Negotiations
Audio
NARA Description
On November 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:07 pm to 3:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 298-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 298-15 Date: November 11, 1971 Time: 3:07 pm - 3:08 pm Location: Executive Office Building John D. Ehrlichman talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 14-39]
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Also recorded on November 11, 1971
- 014-039 3:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 3:07 pm to 3:08 pm.
- 014-040 3:08 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:27 pm.
- 298-016 3:08 PM · 14 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 3:08 pm and 3:27 pm.
- 298-017 3:08 PM · 9 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 3:08 pm and 3:27 pm.
- 298-018 3:08 PM · 19 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 3:08 pm and 3:27 pm.
- 014-041 3:27 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:27 pm to 3:30 pm.
- 298-019 3:27 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:27 pm to 3:30 pm.
- 014-042 3:30 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:32 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 298-015, November 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185201). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/298-015 (accessed November 15, 2026).