Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-036
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on George Meany and George P. Shultz
Monday, October 11, 1971 · 2:25 PM–2:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman discussed scheduling for a meeting with George Shultz to address pressing labor issues and potential strategy regarding AFL-CIO leader George Meany. The President concurred with advisors that he should avoid a direct meeting with Meany to prevent political complications. Furthermore, Nixon decided to maintain a neutral, non-committal stance toward the press regarding Meany's anticipated public statements.
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NARA Description
On October 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:25 pm to 2:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 011-036
Date: October 11, 1971
Time: 2:25 pm - 2:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
[See Conversation No. 287-10]
The President's schedule
-George P. Shultz
-Labor
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-George Meany
-Possible meeting with the President
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Also recorded on October 11, 1971
- 588-003 2:13 PM · 53 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 287-009 2:14 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:14 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 287-010 2:25 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:25 pm to 2:27 pm.
- 011-037 2:27 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 287-011 2:27 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 287-012 2:27 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:27 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 287-013 2:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:36 pm to 2:39 pm.
- 011-038 2:39 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at 2:39 pm.
Related conversations
- Nixon phone call with Haldeman on George Meany and Labor Relations September 13, 1971 · 2 min
- Nixon phone call with Safire on Phase II economic policy October 7, 1971 · 1 min
- Nixon & Haldeman on George P. Shultz and George Meany January 27, 1972 · 2 min
- Nixon phone call with Colson on Tax Bill and AFL-CIO November 18, 1971 · 11 min
- Nixon phone call with Shultz on Wage and price controls and George Meany October 12, 1971 · 6 min
- Nixon phone call with Shultz on Pay Board and George Meany November 2, 1971 · 8 min
Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-036, October 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189971). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-036 (accessed November 8, 2026).