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.
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 AidConversation 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 DepartmentThis 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.