President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinate the timing of a critical phone call between George Shultz and AFL-CIO leader George Meany regarding the organization's participation in the Pay Board. They discuss whether to pre-emptively announce a meeting time to curb public speculation or wait for the outcome of the AFL-CIO convention proceedings. Ultimately, the pair decides to postpone the announcement until the labor union's position becomes clearer later that afternoon.
On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:12 am to 8:13 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 15-21
Date: November 18, 1971
Time: 8:12 am - 8:13 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Haldeman talked with the President.
[See also Conversation No. 294-4]
George P. Shultz
-Call to George Meany
The President's schedule
-American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO]
convention
-Pay BoardThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.