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Nixon & Ehrlichman on George P. Shultz and Time management

Monday, October 25, 1971 · 3:15 PM–3:29 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation304-011 on Tape 304 (tape position 00:40:30–00:44:07)StartMonday, October 25, 1971 at 3:15 PMEndMonday, October 25, 1971 at 3:29 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 304-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and John Ehrlichman coordinate their late-afternoon scheduling, specifically focusing on arranging a meeting with George P. Shultz. The participants weigh various timing options to accommodate the President's availability. Ultimately, they decide to finalize a meeting time for later that evening.

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John, I thought that back in the day, say around 430 days,

So, 4.30 we'll get him.

I can do it at his bed.

I can do it at another time.

Set me up at 4.30.

I can do it at 5.00.

I can do it at 7.00 or 4.00.

NARA Description

On October 25, 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 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 304-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 304-11

Date: October 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.

     The President's schedule
          -Ehrlichman
          -George P. Shultz

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304-010 3:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:12 pm to 3:15 pm.
012-118 3:15 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm.
304-012 3:15 PM · 28 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 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm.
304-013 3:15 PM · 15 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 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm.
304-014 3:15 PM · 7 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 3:15 pm and 3:29 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 304-011, October 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/304-011 (accessed October 9, 2026).