Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 894 › Conversation 894-008
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on John D. Ehrlichman
Thursday, April 12, 1973 · 1:06 PM–1:10 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown individual to verify the whereabouts of John D. Ehrlichman. The primary objective was to determine if Ehrlichman was at lunch at a restaurant called Spree, with the President expressing a desire to avoid disturbing him if he was occupied. The conversation concluded with the President instructing the visitor to report back on Ehrlichman's location immediately.
- John D. Ehrlichman
- Schedule coordination
- White House operations
- Staff management
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NARA Description
On April 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 1:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 894-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 894-8
Date: April 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:06 pm and 1:10 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man.
John D. Ehrlichman’s schedule
-Lunch
The unknown man left before 1:10 pm.Also recorded on April 12, 1973
- 894-009 1:06 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 894-010 1:06 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 894-011 1:10 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 894-012 1:16 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:19 pm.
- 894-013 1:16 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:19 pm.
- 894-014 1:16 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:19 pm.
- 894-015 1:16 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:19 pm.
- 044-152 1:19 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 1:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 894-008, April 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/894-008 (accessed October 5, 2026).