Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 587 › Conversation 587-001
Nixon & Ehrlichman on Oval Office and Presidential staff
Friday, October 8, 1971 · 9:45 AM–9:46 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, one-minute meeting with John D. Ehrlichman in the Oval Office. Due to the lack of an available transcript or audio clarity, the specific subject matter and any resulting directives remain undocumented in the historical record. This session reflects the routine, often rapid nature of executive consultation between the President and his senior staff.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On October 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:45 am to 9:46 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 587-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 587-1
Date: October 8, 1971
Time: 9:45 am - 9:46 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with John D. Ehrlichman.
[Unintelligible]
Ehrlichman left at 9:46 am.Also recorded on October 8, 1971
- 587-002 9:46 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:46 am to 10:04 am.
- 587-003 10:04 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:04 am to 10:47 am.
- 587-005 10:47 AM · 8 min — Stephen B. Bull, Charlotte T. Reid, Mrs. Edward C. Thompson, Edward T. Reid, Susan Reid, George Lindner, H. A. Barker, Mrs. H. A. Barker, Lambert Oschsenschlager, Mrs. Lambert Oschsenschlager, Dean Burch, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Frederic V. Malek, Frank Nebeker, White House photographer, and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:47 am to 10:55 am.
- 587-006 10:55 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 10:58 am.
- 587-007 10:58 AM · 1 hr 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Richard M. Helms, Stephen B. Bull, David M. Kennedy, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter G. Peterson, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:58 am to 12:12 pm.
- 587-008 12:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:17 pm.
- 587-009 12:18 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Wayne Woodrow ("Woody") Hays, Sherman Lloyd, Rene Chazelle, Jacqueline Thome-Patentore, Jean Boinvilliers, Pierre-Bernard Couste, Isadore Renouard, Pierre Billotte, Madame Solange Troisier, Manuel Lujan, Jr., Robert Moinet, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Richard K. Cook, and Charles E. Lucet met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:28 pm.
- 587-010 12:28 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:28 pm to 12:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 587-001, October 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/587-001 (accessed September 28, 2026).