President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an urgent telephonic connection with I.W. Abel, the president of the United Steelworkers of America. This outreach was part of an effort to communicate directly with labor leadership regarding ongoing industrial relations or economic policy. No further details were recorded regarding the content of the subsequent call.
On August 3, 1971, 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 12:00 pm and 12:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 269-24
Date: August 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:00 pm and 12:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to I[lworth] W[ilbur] Abel of the United Steelworker of AmericaNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.