{"conversationCode":"508-007","tapeNumber":508,"conversationNumber":7,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-508-007","startDateTime":"1971-06-02T12:55:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-06-02T13:20:00.000Z","startDate":"2-Jun-1971","startTime":"8:55 AM","endDate":"2-Jun-1971","endTime":"9:20 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President);","description":"On June 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 9:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 508-007 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"OVAL","recordingDevice":"Oval Office","latitudeEstimated":38.8974,"longitudeEstimated":-77.0374,"chronCode":1,"chronRelease":"First Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"5-Oct-1999","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 508-007\n\nDate: June 2, 1971\nTime: Unknown between 8:55 am and 9:20 am\nLocation: Oval Office\n\nThe President dictated a memorandum to John D. Ehrlichman\n\n     Urban unemployment\n          -Pierre Rinfret’s predictions\n          -Possible political problems\n          -Ehrlichman’s forthcoming meeting with George P. Shultz\n          -Ehrlichman’s recommendations\n\n       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542","filename":["508-007.mp3"],"tapeStart":"00:13:27","tapeEnd":"00:15:02","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)"],"prevCode":"508-006","nextCode":"508-008","transcript":[{"start":5.8,"end":35.1,"text":"I think it may become necessary for us to consider gas action during the summer months to do a purposeful stash to deal with climate and trade in the major cities."},{"start":35.12,"end":35.74,"text":"And second, to keep the climate"},{"start":37.75,"end":66.52,"text":"If we have substantial increases over the 6%, hanging on through the next five or six months, we will have a massive political problem and also"},{"start":68.02,"end":76.46,"text":"We may set up public mines so firmly we may not be able to recover from it."},{"start":76.48,"end":81.89,"text":"I sobered with Schultz and he gave me a recommendation and a memorandum."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon dictates a memorandum for John D. Ehrlichman regarding the urgent need to address rising urban unemployment. Concerned that unemployment rates exceeding 6% would create severe political repercussions and irreparable economic damage, Nixon directs Ehrlichman to coordinate with George P. Shultz to develop a strategy for the summer months. The discussion focuses on evaluating Pierre Rinfret’s economic forecasts and formulating proactive policy measures to mitigate potential civil and political instability.","topics":["Urban unemployment","Economic policy","Pierre Rinfret","Political strategy","John D. Ehrlichman","George P. Shultz"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T22:35:26.022Z"},"topicSlugs":["urban-unemployment","economic-policy","pierre-rinfret","political-strategy","john-d-ehrlichman","george-p-shultz"],"audioDurationSec":84,"audioFiles":[{"file":"508-007.mp3","bytes":3348689,"durationSec":83.57,"bitrate":320546,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:49.683Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:43:52.790Z","transcriptGapSeconds":58,"transcriptGapShare":0.69,"transcriptQuality":"incomplete","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/508-007.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/508-007","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/508/conversation-508-007","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}