George Meany served as the president of the AFL-CIO throughout the entirety of the Nixon administration. During this period, he maintained a complex relationship with the president, supporting his Vietnam War policy while also being an early and vocal advocate for Nixon's impeachment following the Watergate scandal. Under his leadership, the AFL-CIO officially remained neutral in the 1972 presidential election. Meany was a powerful voice for American labor, lobbying for legislation such as the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970.
On May 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, George Meany, and Willie J. Usery, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:57 pm to 4:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 495-021 of the White House Tapes.
On June 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Commission on Productivity, including Jerome M. Rosow, Harllee Branch, Jr., Edward W. Carter, James M. Roche, John O'Connell, J. Warren Shaver, W. L. Lohrentz, Robert Atkinson, Oscar A. Lundin, I[lorwith] W. Abel, Joseph A. Beirne, George Meany, Floyd E. ("Red") Smith, Leonard Woodcock, Nat Weinberg, Nathaniel Goldfinger, Reginald Newell, William T. Coleman, John T. Dunlop, Howard W. Johnson, Arjay Miller, W. Allen Wallis, John B. Connally, James D. Hodgson, Paul W. McCracken, Maurice H. Stans, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Leon Greenberg, Dr. Hubert Heffner, William H. Kohlberg, Harold C. Passer, Harold Wool, Carl Savit, Murray L. Weidenbaum, George P. Shultz, and White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:07 am and 2:50 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 063-004 of the White House Tapes.
On June 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Commission on Productivity, including George P. Shultz, Jerome M. Rosow, Harllee Branch, Jr., Edward W. Carter, James M. Roche, Walter B. Wriston, John O'Connell, J. Warren, Shaver, W. L. Lohrentz, Robert Atkinson, Oscar A. Lundin, I[lorwith] W. Abel, Joseph A. Beirne, George Meany, Floyd E. ("Red") Smith, Leonard Woodcock, Nat Weinberg, Nathaniel Goldfinger, Reginald Newell, William T. Coleman, Jr., John T. Dunlop, Howard W. Johnson, Arjay Miller, W. Allen Wallis, John B. Connally, James D. Hodgson, Paul W. McCracken, Maurice H. Stans, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., Leon Greenberg, Dr. Hubert Heffner, William H. Kohlberg, Harold C. Passer, Harold Wool, Murray L. Weidenbaum, and Carl Savit, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 063-005 of the White House Tapes.
On September 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and labor union representatives, including I[lorwith] W. Abel, [Joseph] A. Beirne, John H. ("Jack") Lyons, George Meany, Leonard Woodcock, Frank E. Fitzsimmons, [Joseph] Lane Kirkland, John B. Connally, James D. Hodgson, George P. Shultz, Arthur F. Burns, Paul W. McCracken, Willie J. Usery, and Ronald L. Ziegler, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:13 am and 12:39 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 072-001 of the White House Tapes.
On October 12, 1971, Henry A. Kissinger and George Meany 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 011-053 of the White House Tapes.
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, George Meany, Stephen B. Bull, and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:04 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 288-011 of the White House Tapes.
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), George P. Shultz, White House operator, George Meany, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:58 pm to 1:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 588-012 of the White House Tapes.
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany talked on the telephone from 1:32 pm to 1:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-062 of the White House Tapes.
On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and George Meany talked on the telephone from 9:13 pm to 9:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-069 of the White House Tapes.
On October 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Pay Board and Price Commission, including George H. Boldt, Arnold R. Weber, Dr. Neil H. Jacoby, William G. Caples, Kermit Gordon, Rocco C. Siciliano, Virgil B. Day, Robert Bassett, Leonard F. McCollum, Benjamin F. Biaggini, George Meany, I[lorwith] W. Abel, Leonard Woodcock, Floyd E. ("Red") Smith, Frank E. Fitzsimmons, Dr. C. Jackson ("Dan") Grayson, Jr., William W. Scranton, John William Queenan, William T. Coleman, Jr., Marina von Neumann Whitman, J. Wilson Newman, and Robert F. Lanzillotti, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:38 am and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 081-001 of the White House Tapes.
On January 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and George Meany met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:50 pm to 3:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 658-026 of the White House Tapes.
On January 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 3:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-143 of the White House Tapes.
On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Alexander P. Butterfield, Melvin R. Laird, White House operator, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, Charles W. Colson, [David] Kenneth Rush, Ronald L. Ziegler, George Meany, Edward R. F. Cox, William F. ("Billy") Graham, and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:45 pm to 11:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-069 of the White House Tapes.
On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany talked on the telephone from 10:47 pm to 10:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-028 of the White House Tapes.
On August 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and George Meany talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:56 am to 10:58 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 140-024 of the White House Tapes.
On August 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:56 am to 10:58 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-014 of the White House Tapes.
On December 20, 1972, Herbert Stein, George Meany, John H. ("Jack") Lyons, C. L. Dennis, Paul Hall, I[lorwith] W. Abel, Frank E. Fitzsimmons, Pat Greathouse, Peter J. Brennan, Donald H. Rumsfeld, and George P. Shultz met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 11:24 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 110-011 of the White House Tapes.
On December 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the National Commission on Productivity, including George Meany, John H. ("Jack") Lyons, C. L. Dennis, Paul Hall, I[lorwith] W. Abel, Frank E. Fitzsimmons, Pat Greathouse, Peter J. Brennan, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, and Donald H. Rumsfeld, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:32 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 111-001 of the White House Tapes.
On June 6, 1973, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 933-008 of the White House Tapes.
On June 6, 1973, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-102 of the White House Tapes.
On June 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy, including John T. Dunlop, Herbert Stein, George P. Shultz, George Meany, [Joseph] Lane Kirkland, Frank E. Fitzsimmons, Leonard Woodcock, Paul Hall, R. Heath Larry, James M. Roche, Stephen D. Bechtel, John F. O'Connell, and Edward W. Carter, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 3:07 pm to 5:16 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 125-002 of the White House Tapes.