Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-052
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George Meany
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 9:20 AM–9:58 AM ET · White House Telephone · 21 sec
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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 Aid
Conversation 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. KissingerTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 12, 1971
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- 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.
- 011-051 9:19 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 9:19 am to 9:20 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.
- 011-053 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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-052, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190001). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-052 (accessed November 2, 2026).