George P. Shultz, acting on behalf of President Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman, contacts Julius Shiskin to secure urgent statistical data regarding North American Rockwell’s operations in California. The discussion centers on the immediate retrieval of specific economic or industrial figures required for a briefing for the President. Shiskin agrees to expedite the request and provide the information to the White House within the hour.
On April 13, 1971, George P. Shultz, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Julius Shiskin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 42-30
Date: April 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:04 pm and 3:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone
George P. Shultz talked with the White House operator; the President and John D. Ehrlichman
can be heard in the background.
Call to Julius Shiskin
The operator placed the call on hold at an unknown time.
Season
Atomic energy
-California
-North American Rockwell
[Shultz talked with Shiskin at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:38 pm]
[See Conversation No. 42-30A]
Statistics for President
-Shultz's previous conversation with Shiskin
-Return callThis 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.