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Nixon & Ehrlichman on Policy Planning

Monday, January 24, 1972 · 1:05 PM–1:51 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation317-003 on Tape 317 (tape position 00:06:01–00:06:21)StartMonday, January 24, 1972 at 1:05 PMEndMonday, January 24, 1972 at 1:51 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 317-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417185629 ↗

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On January 24, 1972, 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 1:05 pm and 1:51 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 317-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 317-003
Date: January 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 1:51 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.
Ehrlichman's schedule
-Meeting with the President
-Previous meeting with Frank L. Rizzo
-Location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]

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Hi, John.
Are you tied up for 850 years?
Well, I'm free tomorrow.
I want to talk about, uh, vitamins, about grease oil.
Bye.
See you.
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  • 317-002 1:05 PM · 24 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 1:05 pm and 1:51 pm.
  • 317-004 1:05 PM · 8 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 1:05 pm and 1:51 pm.
  • 317-005 1:05 PM · 10 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 1:05 pm and 1:51 pm.

Conversation 317-003, January 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185629). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/317-003 (accessed November 11, 2026).