Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 401 › Conversation 401-013

Nixon & Ehrlichman on Cabinet appointments and Elliot L. Richardson

Tuesday, January 9, 1973 · 3:03 PM–3:04 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation401-013 on Tape 401StartTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 3:03 PMEndTuesday, January 9, 1973 at 3:04 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 401-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and John Ehrlichman briefly discussed the President’s upcoming schedule and administrative agenda. The conversation focused on managing meetings with new Cabinet officials, specifically mentioning Elliot L. Richardson. No substantive policy decisions were reached during this brief exchange.

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John, uh, in the next couple of three days, is there any other, uh, yeah, people that, uh, that you've seen, like, you've seen, like, you've seen, like, you've seen, like, you've seen, like, you've seen, like, you've seen, like, you've seen, like, you've seen, like, you've seen,

NARA Description

On January 9, 1973, 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 3:03 pm and 3:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 401-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 401-13

Date: January 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:03 pm and 3:04 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.

       The President's schedule
            -Meetings with new Cabinet officers
                  -Elliot L. Richardson
            -Telephone call

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035-114 3:02 PM · 2 min — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
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035-115 3:04 PM · 22 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 3:04 pm.
401-014 3:04 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:04 pm.
401-015 3:04 PM · 9 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 3:04 pm and 3:09 pm.
401-016 3:09 PM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, Lenore L. Romney, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 4:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 401-013, January 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/401-013 (accessed October 11, 2026).