Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 318 › Conversation 318-005

Nixon & Shultz on White House scheduling and Executive communication

Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 4:20 PM–4:21 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Shultz, George P.Conversation318-005 onTape 318 (tape position 00:51:30–00:52:05)StartWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 4:20 PMEndWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 4:21 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 318-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted George P. Shultz to request an immediate, brief meeting at the Old Executive Office Building. The primary purpose of the call was to coordinate a discussion between the two men regarding an unspecified matter. Nixon indicated that he had a prior commitment with Page Belcher but intended to consult with Shultz directly afterward.

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Yeah.
George, are you free at the moment?
Would you drop over to the OB?
I want to talk to you.
I've got to see Belcher in two minutes, but I want to talk to you in two minutes.

NARA Description

On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:20 pm to 4:21 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 318-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 318-5

Date: January 26, 1972
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with George P. Shultz.

[See Conversation No. 19-116]

Also recorded on January 26, 1972

  • 019-115 4:20 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:20 pm.
  • 019-116 4:20 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:20 pm to 4:21 pm.
  • 318-004 4:20 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:20 pm.
  • 019-117 4:21 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:21 pm and 4:23 pm.
  • 318-006 4:21 PM · 9 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 4:21 pm and 4:23 pm.
  • 019-118 4:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George W. Romney, and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:23 pm to 4:24 pm.
  • 318-007 4:23 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George W. Romney, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, White House operator, Peter M. Flanigan, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:23 pm to 5:01 pm.
  • 019-119 4:36 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 4:36 pm to 4:42 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 318-005, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/318-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).