Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-101

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George Meany

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 11:11 AM–11:35 AM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-101 on Tape 39StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 11:11 AMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 11:35 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-101 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection between AFL-CIO President George Meany and Presidential Advisor Melvin R. Laird. The President specifies that the call should be routed through his line, indicating his personal oversight of the request. This administrative action serves to bridge a communication channel between the White House and organized labor leadership.

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Would you get Mr. Meaney for Mr. Mel Laird, please?
On this phone, Mr. President?
I will.

NARA Description

On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 11:35 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-101 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-101

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:11 am and 11:35 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 933-8A]

       Request for telephone call to George Meany from Melvin R. Laird

Also recorded on June 6, 1973

  • 933-006 10:35 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 11:05 am.
  • 933-007 10:35 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:35 am and 11:05 am.
  • 933-008 11:05 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., unknown person(s), Gerald L. Warren, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and George Meany met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:05 am to 11:35 am.
  • 039-102 11:11 AM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, George Meany, and Melvin R. Laird talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 11:35 am.
  • 933-013 11:35 AM · 2 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 11:37 am.
  • 933-009 11:37 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 11:40 am.
  • 933-010 11:41 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:41 am and 11:44 am.
  • 933-011 11:44 AM · 1 hr 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles A. Wright, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, Melvin R. Laird, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:44 am to 12:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-101, June 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-101 (accessed September 20, 2026).