Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 634 › Conversation 634-014
Nixon & Ehrlichman on Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1971
Thursday, December 9, 1971 · 4:54 PM–4:56 PM ET · Oval Office · 37 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and John Ehrlichman met to finalize the veto message regarding the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1971. The brief discussion focused on reviewing the contents of the drafted message to ensure it met the President's requirements. Following this review, the participants reached a consensus to proceed with the planned veto.
- Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1971
- Presidential veto
- White House domestic policy
- John Ehrlichman
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NARA Description
On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 4:56 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 634-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 634-14
Date: December 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:54 pm and 4:56 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.
Veto message
-[Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1971]Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 634-014, December 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180297). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/634-014 (accessed November 2, 2026).