Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 295 › Conversation 295-004
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on AFL-CIO
Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 1:59 PM–3:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 29 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with unidentified individuals to discuss his potential address to the AFL-CIO. The conversation involved coordination with Charles W. Colson, George P. Shultz, and Donald H. Rumsfeld regarding the strategy and preparation for this labor organization engagement. The primary focus remained on navigating the administration's relationship with organized labor during this period.
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NARA Description
On November 16, 1971, 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 295-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 295-004 Date: November 16, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with an unknown person. The President's possible speech to American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations [AFL-CIO] -Charles W. Colson and George P. Shultz -Donald H. Rumsfeld
Also recorded on November 16, 1971
- 014-136 1:17 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone from 1:17 pm to 1:18 pm.
- 014-137 1:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-001 1:59 PM · 1 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-002 1:59 PM · 3 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-003 1:59 PM · 3 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-005 1:59 PM · 8 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-006 1:59 PM · 2 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 619-029 1:59 PM · 52 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 295-004, November 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/295-004 (accessed October 1, 2026).