President Nixon met with his top aides, John Ehrlichman and H. R. Haldeman, to coordinate his immediate schedule and manage the administrative flow of the Oval Office. The brief discussion focused on reviewing upcoming meeting requests and prioritizing the President's availability amidst the mounting pressures of the administration. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative check-in.
On April 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 903-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 903-17
Date: April 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:07 pm and 12:15 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman or H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
President’s schedule
-Request for meetingNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.