Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 869 › Conversation 869-024

Nixon White House recording on Oval Office operations and John D. Ehrlichman

Tuesday, March 6, 1973 · 12:40 PM–2:40 PM ET · Oval Office ·54 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation869-024 onTape 869StartTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 12:40 PMEndTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 2:40 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 869-024 ↗

AI Summary

This recorded session involves an interaction in the Oval Office between two unidentified individuals, with the possible presence or involvement of John D. Ehrlichman. The meeting’s specific agenda remains opaque due to the lack of a transcript and the ambiguous identification of the participants. Consequently, no definitive policy decisions or substantive action items can be verified from the existing historical record.

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NARA Description

On March 6, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 2:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 869-024 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 869-24

Date: March 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:48 pm and 2:40 pm
Location: Oval Office

Two unknown men met.

       John D. Ehrlichman [?]

       President’s location [?]

Two unknown men left at an unknown time before 2:40 pm.

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  • 869-015 12:00 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 12:19 pm.
  • 869-016 12:00 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 12:19 pm.
  • 869-017 12:19 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, John D. Ehrlichman, Jerry V. Wilson, Geoffrey C. Shepard, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:46 pm.
  • 869-018 12:46 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:48 pm.
  • 869-023 12:46 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:48 pm.
  • 869-019 12:48 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:48 pm to 12:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 869-024, March 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/869-024 (accessed September 18, 2026).