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Nixon & Brennan on Labor Department and Prisoners of War

Tuesday, February 20, 1973 · 3:18 PM–3:22 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Brennan, Peter J.Conversation411-006 on Tape 411StartTuesday, February 20, 1973 at 3:18 PMEndTuesday, February 20, 1973 at 3:22 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 411-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417187141 ↗

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]

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So, OPAC, we've got a little change of signals, a little arresting version.

And basically, we have a little concentration test.

We have a very full lead, Mr. Murray.

In the afternoon, South Carolina, we're going to do a very, very, very, very short test.

Henry is going to have a try to communicate with us.

I do.

In other words, I'll be on Monday, Tuesday, Monday.

So what I thought, because Tuesday is actually, if that's not right for you, there's so much work to be done.

I would say yes, we could do it.

Well, I know that it's hard to get all this stuff together, but I mean, even though they're going to have to do it, it's going to be great.

What's happened here?

We had quite a week, well I'd say quite a 10 days.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I don't think that Dave, the other person, had quite a perception of your life.

Do you agree?

Too many people now are saying, oh, we're trying to do something about it.

We're going to bring it back to the prisoners.

That's what we're doing.

We're going to bring it back to the prisoners.

That's what we're doing.

We've got to do something about it.

We have talked to them.

Nobody has.

Nobody said a word.

There are kids going on and on and on.

I think they are.

Even more than that, you know.

I've suffered a lot.

I've been in my mom's area of time several times.

Yes, sir.

Right.

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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 411-006, February 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187141). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/411-006 (accessed November 15, 2026).