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John Ehrlichman Biography and Timeline

Follow John Ehrlichman through 40 dated historical records for United States of America.

John Ehrlichman, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1971

White House Tape 538-015

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon, John Mitchell, and H. R. Haldeman in the 19-minute White House recording numbered 538-015; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 545-003

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and Egil Krogh in the 12-minute White House recording numbered 545-003; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

Special Investigations Unit Creation

White House Domestic Affairs Adviser · Washington · Government / Republican Party Government

Ehrlichman becomes instrumental in creating the White House special investigations unit known as the Plumbers.

Role range: 1969-1973

Fielding Operation Approval

White House Domestic Affairs Adviser · Washington · Politics / Watergate

Ehrlichman approves a proposed operation aimed at obtaining information about Ellsberg from psychiatrist Lewis Fielding's office.

White House Tape 587-003

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and John Mitchell in the 9-minute White House recording numbered 587-003; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 601-033

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and Alexander Butterfield in the 26-minute White House recording numbered 601-033; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

1973

White House Tape 856-004

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon in the 16-minute White House recording numbered 856-004; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 858-003

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and L. Patrick Gray in the 29-minute White House recording numbered 858-003; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 862-004

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon in the 22-minute White House recording numbered 862-004; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 421-018

Old Executive Office Building Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon, John Dean, and H. R. Haldeman in the 36-minute White House recording numbered 421-018; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 422-033

Old Executive Office Building Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon, John Dean, H. R. Haldeman, and John Mitchell in the 88-minute White House recording numbered 422-033; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 423-003

Old Executive Office Building Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon, H. R. Haldeman, and Ronald Ziegler in the 109-minute White House recording numbered 423-003; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 890-019

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and Ronald Ziegler in the 16-minute White House recording numbered 890-019; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 038-037

White House Telephone · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon in the 29-minute White House recording numbered 038-037; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 428-019

Old Executive Office Building Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and H. R. Haldeman in the 126-minute White House recording numbered 428-019; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 428-028

Old Executive Office Building Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and H. R. Haldeman in the 57-minute White House recording numbered 428-028; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 896-004

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and H. R. Haldeman in the 47-minute White House recording numbered 896-004; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 896-005

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and H. R. Haldeman in the 43-minute White House recording numbered 896-005; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 038-042

White House Telephone · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and H. R. Haldeman in the 18-minute White House recording numbered 038-042; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 896-006

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon in the 31-minute White House recording numbered 896-006; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 427-005

Old Executive Office Building · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and Ronald Ziegler in the 29-minute White House recording numbered 427-005; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 897-003

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and H. R. Haldeman in the 19-minute White House recording numbered 897-003; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 429-003

Old Executive Office Building · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and H. R. Haldeman in the 94-minute White House recording numbered 429-003; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 898-012

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon, H. R. Haldeman, and Ronald Ziegler in the 107-minute White House recording numbered 898-012; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 898-023/899-001

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon, H. R. Haldeman, and Ronald Ziegler in the 43-minute White House recording numbered 898-023/899-001; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 900-026

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon in the 18-minute White House recording numbered 900-026; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 429-018

Old Executive Office Building · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon in the 26-minute White House recording numbered 429-018; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 902-001

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and H. R. Haldeman in the 34-minute White House recording numbered 902-001; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 902-009

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon in the 30-minute White House recording numbered 902-009; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 903-019

White House Oval Office · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and H. R. Haldeman in the 17-minute White House recording numbered 903-019; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 038-151

White House Telephone · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon in the 2-minute White House recording numbered 038-151; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 038-154

White House Telephone · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon in the 14-minute White House recording numbered 038-154; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 430-004

Old Executive Office Building · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon and H. R. Haldeman in the 150-minute White House recording numbered 430-004; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

White House Tape 431-009

Old Executive Office Building · Politics / Watergate

John Ehrlichman appears with Richard Nixon, H. R. Haldeman, and Ronald Ziegler in the 309-minute White House recording numbered 431-009; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.

Resignation

Politics / Watergate

Nixon’s top White House staffers, H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, and Attorney General Richard Kleindienst resign over the scandal. White House counsel John Dean is fired.

Pentagon Papers

Politics / Watergate

Watergate prosecutors find a memo addressed to John Ehrlichman describing in detail the plans to burglarize the office of Pentagon Papers defendant Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist, The Post reports.

Fielding Break-In Evidence

Former White House Adviser · Washington · Politics / Watergate

Watergate investigators uncover evidence linking Ehrlichman's office to planning surrounding the burglary of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist, Lewis Fielding.

1974

Indictment

Politics / Watergate

Former assistant to Nixon in charge of domestic affairs; faced a maximum of 25 years in prison and $40,000 in fines. Ehrlichman was convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, perjury and other charges; he served 18 months in prison.

Watergate Cover-Up Indictment

Former White House Adviser · Washington · Politics / Watergate

Is indicted with senior former administration officials as prosecutors bring charges over the Watergate cover-up.

Role range: 1972-1974

Fielding Break-In Conviction

Former White House Adviser · Washington · Politics / Watergate

Ehrlichman is convicted in connection with the burglary of Lewis Fielding's office and related false testimony.

Records, sources and methodology

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