Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-042
Nixon phone call with Shultz on Press Conference and Donald Rumsfeld
Monday, October 11, 1971 · 4:33 PM–4:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and George P. Shultz coordinate an upcoming meeting to prepare for the President's scheduled press conference. Nixon emphasizes his desire to focus exclusively on immediate, short-term issues and pending administrative actions rather than long-range policy planning. Shultz receives approval to bring Donald Rumsfeld to the meeting and confirms that they will prioritize time-sensitive matters, including a potential move by James D. Hodgson.
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NARA Description
On October 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:33 pm to 4:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 011-042
Date: October 11, 1971
Time: 4:33 pm - 4:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with George P. Shultz.
[See Conversation No. 287-19]
Shultz's schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with the President
-Donald H. Rumsfeld
-The President's schedule
-James D. Hodgson
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Also recorded on October 11, 1971
- 287-020 4:33 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:33 pm to 4:35 pm.
- 287-021 4:35 PM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), George P. Shultz, Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 5:50 pm.
- 011-043 5:43 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:43 pm.
- 011-044 5:43 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:55 pm.
- 287-022 5:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 5:55 pm.
- 287-023 5:50 PM · 3 min — 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 5:50 pm and 5:55 pm.
- 287-024 5:50 PM · 53 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 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.
- 011-045 5:55 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:55 pm to 5:56 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-042, October 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189983). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-042 (accessed November 4, 2026).