Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 411 › Conversation 411-006
Nixon & Brennan on Labor Department and Administrative Scheduling
Tuesday, February 20, 1973 · 3:18 PM–3:22 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Secretary of Labor Peter J. Brennan to discuss administrative scheduling and the coordination of departmental activities. The discussion touched upon the heavy workload facing the administration and the need to streamline internal communications and test procedures. Additionally, the President briefly emphasized the importance of addressing the status and welfare of prisoners, suggesting a need for increased attention toward this issue.
- Labor Department
- Administrative Scheduling
- Prisoners of War
- Government Communication
- Workload Management
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NARA Description
On February 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:18 pm to 3:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 411-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 411-6
Date: February 20, 1973
Time: 3:18 pm - 3:22 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 411-19 (cont’d)
The President talked with Patrick J. Buchanan.
[See Conversation No. 43-120]Also recorded on February 20, 1973
- 043-118 3:14 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:17 pm.
- 411-004 3:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:17 pm.
- 411-005 3:17 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 3:17 pm.
- 043-119 3:18 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:18 pm.
- 043-120 3:18 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 3:18 pm to 3:22 pm.
- 043-121 3:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 4:17 pm.
- 411-007 3:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:22 pm and 4:15 pm.
- 411-008 3:22 PM · 19 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 3:22 pm and 4:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 411-006, February 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/411-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).