Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-061

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George Meany and AFL-CIO

Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 11:20 AM–1:32 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-061 on Tape 11 (tape position 01:31:19–01:31:27)StartTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 11:20 AMEndTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 1:32 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-061 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190019 ↗

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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 11:20 am and 1:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-061 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 011-061

 Date: October 12, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 11:20 am and 1:32 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with the White House operator.

 [See Conversation No. 588-12A]

        Request for call to George Meany

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Mr. Meany, please.
George Meany.
Yes, Mr. President.
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Conversation 011-061, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190019). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-061 (accessed November 12, 2026).