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Nixon & Shultz on Personnel appointments and Executive recruitment

Tuesday, April 4, 1972 · 10:45 AM–10:46 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Shultz, George P.Conversation701-008 on Tape 701 (tape position 02:12:27–02:13:31)StartTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 10:45 AMEndTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 10:46 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 701-008 ↗

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President Nixon and George Shultz discuss the successful recruitment of an unnamed individual for a significant government appointment. Nixon expresses high personal regard for the candidate's character and leadership potential, describing him as both soft-spoken and strong. The brief exchange concludes with confirmation that the administration is facilitating the hiring process through the delivery of private correspondence.

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though.
Oh, I guess I'd like you to be interested to hear.
I just had my talk, and it was all before taking off in Chicago.
And that I was just, again, enormously impressed with him.
He's so decent, soft-spoken, and well-spoken, and yet strong.
And at the end of the conversation, I came to him and said, you know, we're really convinced that you're taking this job.
He says, well,
But let me say that it was good that you found him because I think this guy's going to be superb over there.
Pretty superb.
Well, he's just going to be going on the business.
Okay?
Yeah.
Right.
Right.
Oh, yeah.
That's well.
We're sending special letters over to private letters.
All right.

NARA Description

On April 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:45 am to 10:46 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 701-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 701-8

Date: April 4, 1972
Time: 10:45 am - 10:46 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with George P. Shultz.

     [See Conversation no. 22-75]

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  • 701-006 10:43 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:45 am.
  • 701-007 10:43 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:45 am.
  • 022-074 10:44 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:44 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 701-008, April 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/701-008 (accessed October 10, 2026).