Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 343 › Conversation 343-023
Nixon & Ehrlichman on Pesticide legislation and Hijacking conventions
Wednesday, June 21, 1972 · 3:30 PM–3:56 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon and John Ehrlichman met to discuss the administration's legislative priorities, specifically focusing on support for a pesticide bill and the status of international hijacking and sabotage conventions. The discussion also touched upon the legislative mechanics and constitutional considerations of a proposed busing moratorium. Additionally, the President inquired about historical wiretapping practices during the Kennedy administration as part of his broader interest in congressional and legal affairs.
- Pesticide legislation
- Hijacking conventions
- Busing moratorium
- Wiretapping
- Legislative strategy
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 21, 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 3:30 pm and 3:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 343-23
Date: June 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:30 and 3:56 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman
Congress
-Pesticide bill
-Administration support
-Wiretapping
-John F. Kennedy administration
-Number
-Hijacking convention
-Saboteur convention
-Hugh Scott
Busing moratorium
-Constitutionality
-EnactmentAlso recorded on June 21, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 343-023, June 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/343-023 (accessed September 30, 2026).