President Nixon initiated a brief administrative request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to AFL-CIO President George Meany. This action suggests a presidential attempt to engage with organized labor leadership during a period of intense domestic and foreign policy challenges. The interaction concluded immediately after the operator acknowledged the request.
On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:47 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-169 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-169 Date: May 8, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:45 pm and 10:47 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 336-69M] Request for a call to George Meany
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