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
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to AFL-CIO President George Meany. This brief exchange serves as the administrative coordination required to connect the President with the labor leader. The interaction reflects the President's active outreach to organized labor regarding his economic policies during this period.
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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on October 12, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-061, 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/011-061 (accessed September 28, 2026).