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Conversation 301-009

TapeTape 301StartWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 12:16 PMEndWednesday, November 3, 1971 at 12:30 PMTape start time03:07:05Tape end time03:10:01ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Ehrlichman, John D.Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building
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 strategyKevin WhiteBipartisan outreachMayoral relationsAdministration scheduling
AudioNARA 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 issue
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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John, would you see any objection if I were there just to sort of cover the Democratic faces here and the non-Democratic faces?
If I gave Kevin Floyd a call and he was distracted, he'd run a decent case.
So how would you handle it?
If you don't think it's a good idea, I wouldn't do it at all.
Yeah.
Say we want to work with the mayors.
Yeah.
And, uh... Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Right.
Okay.
Good.
Oh, and I'm going to thank you for God damn it.
No, I bet there's no, no disadvantage.
The thing is, is that, uh...
I haven't called.
Where is it?
I thought I had a call.
Oh, one of the, one of the lifts.
All right.
How'd it go?
How'd it go?
Yeah, good.
Sure, sure.
Did you indicate that you were gonna work high school over a little?
Are we getting a lot of them to know that?
Did you?
No.
Good.
Yeah.
Yeah, we're not doing it for that reason.
Did you get in the court of things, particularly when you mentioned that?
No, I didn't have a chance.
All right.
Oh, my.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Okay.
All right, John.
Thank you.
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