President Nixon instructed the White House operator to facilitate an urgent telephone call between AFL-CIO President George Meany and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. Nixon emphasized the importance of the contact, explicitly stating that he needed to be patched through to the conversation immediately. This coordination reflects the administration's priority to establish direct communication with organized labor leadership during a period of complex domestic and international policy challenges.
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 9:58 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-052 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 011-052 Date: October 12, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:20 am and 9:58 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 288-11A] Request for call to George Meany for Henry A. Kissinger
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