Conversation 894-008

TapeTape 894StartThursday, April 12, 1973 at 1:06 PMEndThursday, April 12, 1973 at 1:10 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOval Office

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. EhrlichmanSchedule coordinationWhite House operationsStaff management

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.

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.

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Would you check to see if Mr. Ehrlich went to Spree?
If he's at lunch, I don't want to bother him.
Let me know right away.
I'll come down to Spree.