President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to George P. Shultz, who was serving as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. This interaction serves as a routine administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and a key member of his economic advisory team. No further substantive policy discussions occur during this brief recorded segment.
On March 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 469-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 469-3
Date: March 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:46 pm and 5:00 pm
Location: Oval Office
Call to George P. ShultzNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.