Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 269 › Conversation 269-011

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Labor Relations

Tuesday, August 3, 1971 · 9:48 AM–9:53 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]; White House operatorConversation269-011 on Tape 269 (tape position 01:35:39–01:38:17)StartTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 9:48 AMEndTuesday, August 3, 1971 at 9:53 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 269-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place urgent telephone calls to J. Curtis Counts of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and W.J. Usery, Jr. of the Department of Labor. The brief interaction focused on coordinating communications with these key labor relations officials. The President's request suggests an immediate, albeit unidentified, administrative or labor-related priority requiring federal mediation expertise.

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Position in tape: 01:35:39 – 01:38:17

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NARA Description

On August 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 9:53 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 269-11

Date: August 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:48 am and 9:53 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown man.

     [Unintelligible]

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:53 am.

The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 9:48 am and
9:53 am.

     Call to J. Curtis Counts
           -Federal mediation and conciliation service

     Call to Willie J. Usery, Jr.
           -Labor Department

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I'd like to speak to Mr. Curtis Pounce, the agent in service on me, and also to Mr. Bill Bussery of the Labor Department, Mr. Myers, and Mr. Bussery.

Also recorded on August 3, 1971

  • 269-009 9:48 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 9:53 am.
  • 269-010 9:48 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 9:53 am.
  • 269-012 9:53 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Willie J. Usery, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:53 am to 9:56 am.
  • 269-013 9:57 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. Hodgson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:57 am to 9:58 am.
  • 269-014 9:59 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Curtis Counts met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:59 am to 10:02 am.
  • 269-015 10:02 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:19 am.
  • 269-016 10:02 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:19 am.
  • 269-017 10:02 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:19 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 269-011, August 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/269-011 (accessed November 1, 2026).