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.
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 AidConversation 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.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.