Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 287 › Conversation 287-020
Nixon & Shultz on Press conference preparation and Public relations
Monday, October 11, 1971 · 4:33 PM–4:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 51 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and George Shultz briefly coordinated their priorities ahead of an upcoming press conference. Nixon expressed a desire to focus strictly on immediate, relevant issues for the briefing rather than engaging in long-range strategic planning. The two agreed to limit the scope of their upcoming discussion to ensure the President was adequately prepared for the next day's public appearance.
- Press conference preparation
- Public relations
- Executive communication
- Strategic planning
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NARA Description
On October 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:33 pm to 4:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 287-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 287-20 Date: October 11, 1971 Time: 4:33 pm - 4:35 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with George P. Shultz. [See Conversation No. 11-42]
Also recorded on October 11, 1971
- 011-042 4:33 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:33 pm to 4:35 pm.
- 287-021 4:35 PM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), George P. Shultz, Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 5:50 pm.
- 011-043 5:43 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:43 pm.
- 011-044 5:43 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:55 pm.
- 287-022 5:50 PM · 11 sec — 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 5:50 pm and 5:55 pm.
- 287-023 5:50 PM · 3 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 5:50 pm and 5:55 pm.
- 287-024 5:50 PM · 53 sec — 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 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.
- 011-045 5:55 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:55 pm to 5:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 287-020, October 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/287-020 (accessed October 11, 2026).