President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of George P. Shultz. The inquiry was specifically linked to the location or status of labor leader George Meany. No substantive policy decisions were reached during this brief administrative check.
On March 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-125 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-125 Date: March 21, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:03 pm Location: White House Telephone The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 690-11B] George P. Shultz’s location -George Meany
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.