Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 426 › Conversation 426-014
Nixon & Ehrlichman on Speechwriting and White House administration
Thursday, March 29, 1973 · 5:32 PM–5:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with John D. Ehrlichman to address administrative matters regarding the former's schedule. The conversation focused primarily on the status and preparation of pending speech drafts. No further significant developments or policy decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 29, 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 5:32 pm and 5:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 426-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 426-14
Date: March 29, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:32 pm and 5:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 426-13 (cont’d)
The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.
Ehrlichman's schedule
-Speech draftsAlso recorded on March 29, 1973
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- 426-013 5:32 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:32 pm.
- 426-015 5:32 PM · 14 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 5:32 pm and 5:35 pm.
- 044-078 5:35 PM · 8 min — John D. Ehrlichman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
- 044-079 5:35 PM — John D. Ehrlichman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
- 044-080 5:35 PM — John D. Ehrlichman and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
- 426-016 5:35 PM · 4 min — 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 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
- 426-017 5:35 PM · 32 min — 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 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 426-014, March 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/426-014 (accessed October 1, 2026).