Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 301 › Conversation 301-009
Nixon & Ehrlichman on Political strategy and Kevin White
Wednesday, November 3, 1971 · 12:16 PM–12:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and John Ehrlichman discuss political outreach strategies, focusing on the potential benefits of engaging with Democratic mayors like Boston's Kevin White. The two men deliberate on how to manage these relationships to bolster the administration's image of bipartisan cooperation. Additionally, they briefly touch upon administrative scheduling and the status of ongoing court-related matters.
- Political strategy
- Kevin White
- Bipartisan outreach
- Mayoral relations
- Administration scheduling
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NARA Description
On November 3, 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 12:16 pm and 12:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 301-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 301-9
Date: November 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:16 pm and 12:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.
The President's schedule
-Kevin H. White, Democratic mayor [of Boston]
-Possible call
-Handling
-Ehrlichman
-Anthony J. Rizzo
Ehrlichman's schedule
-Andrew Heiskell
-Court issueAlso recorded on November 3, 1971
- 013-097 12:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:16 pm.
- 013-098 12:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 301-008 12:16 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:16 pm.
- 301-010 12:16 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:30 pm.
- 301-011 12:16 PM · 39 sec — 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 12:16 pm and 12:30 pm.
- 301-012 12:16 PM · 3 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 12:16 pm and 12:30 pm.
- 301-013 12:20 PM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:20 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 013-099 12:22 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 12:22 pm to 12:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 301-009, November 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/301-009 (accessed September 30, 2026).