President Nixon met with John Ehrlichman to dictate instructions regarding a recent conversation he had with Lyndon B. Johnson concerning the upcoming overseas travel of the Johnson family. The discussion focused on coordinating protocol and security arrangements for Luci Baines Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson's visits to London, Paris, Bonn, and Israel. Specifically, the President addressed potential security risks, including the threat of hijackings, during their week-long stay in Israel.
On July 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 12:46 pm and 1:03 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 350-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 350-14
Date: July 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:46 pm and 1:03 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President dictated a memorandum to John D. Ehrlichman.
The President's conversation with Lyndon B. Johnson, July 24, 1972
-Schedules of Luci B. (Johnson) and Pat Nugent and Claudia A. (Taylor) (“Lady
Bird”) Johnson
-London, Paris, Bonn, Israel
-Protocol
-Security
-Hijackings
[This memorandum continues as Conversation No. 350-16]This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.