Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 371 › Conversation 371-007
Nixon & Ehrlichman on Economic Policy
Friday, October 20, 1972 · 9:50 AM–10:04 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and John Ehrlichman met to coordinate scheduling details for upcoming events, including a meeting on economic issues at Camp David and First Lady Pat Nixon’s travel to Florida. They briefly discussed recent press briefings conducted by Ehrlichman and George Shultz. The conversation concluded with administrative arrangements regarding timing and the logistics for upcoming discussions.
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NARA Description
On October 20, 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 9:50 am and 10:04 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 371-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 371-7
Date: October 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:50 am and 10:04 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.
The President's schedule
-Camp David meeting on economic issues
-World Series
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s schedule
-Florida
-Ehrlichman’s and George P. Shultz’s recent press briefing
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 371-007, October 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/371-007 (accessed October 10, 2026).