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Nixon & Ehrlichman on Oval Office and Domestic Policy

Monday, March 6, 1972 · 5:10 PM–5:15 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation678-006 on Tape 678 (tape position 02:15:13–02:16:05)StartMonday, March 6, 1972 at 5:10 PMEndMonday, March 6, 1972 at 5:15 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 678-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon summoned John D. Ehrlichman to the Oval Office for a brief, five-minute meeting. While no transcript or detailed record of the dialogue exists, the encounter served as a direct consultation between the President and his chief domestic policy advisor. The meeting highlights the frequent, informal nature of communication between the two men during this period of the Nixon administration.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On March 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 678-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 678-6

Date: March 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:10 pm and 5:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.

     Request for Ehrlichman to come to the Oval Office

Also recorded on March 6, 1972

  • 678-002 3:58 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 4:00 pm.
  • 021-001 4:00 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:00 pm.
  • 678-003 4:00 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:00 pm.
  • 678-004 4:00 PM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Rose Mary Woods, Jayne Brumley, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and James C. H. Shen met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:00 pm to 5:04 pm.
  • 021-002 4:12 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Jayne Brumley talked on the telephone from 4:12 pm to 4:13 pm.
  • 021-003 4:13 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:13 pm and 7:14 pm.
  • 678-005 5:05 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:05 pm to 5:10 pm.
  • 678-007 5:15 PM · 1 hr 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:15 pm to 6:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 678-006, March 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/678-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).