Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-051
Nixon phone call with Buchanan on Labor relations and Economic policy
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 9:19 AM–9:20 AM ET · White House Telephone · 41 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan discussed the status of labor-related negotiations involving George Shultz and James Hodgson. Nixon informed Buchanan that he was currently meeting with the two officials to address the issue and consequently requested a delay in preparing further materials. The President ultimately decided to refrain from immediate public comment on the subject and invited Buchanan to his office for a follow-up discussion.
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NARA Description
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 9:19 am to 9:20 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-051 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 011-051
Date: October 12, 1971
Time: 9:19 am - 9:20 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.
[See Conversation No. 288-10]
George P. Shultz
-James D. Hodgson
-George Meany
Buchanan's scheduleAlso recorded on October 12, 1971
- 011-050 8:46 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 9:19 am.
- 288-008 8:46 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 9:19 am.
- 288-009 8:46 AM · 10 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 8:46 am and 9:19 am.
- 288-010 9:19 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:19 am to 9:20 am.
- 011-052 9:20 AM · 21 sec — 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.
- 011-053 9:20 AM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger and George Meany talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 9:58 am.
- 011-054 9:20 AM · 9 sec — 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.
- 288-011 9:20 AM · 36 min — 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-051, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-051 (accessed October 12, 2026).