Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 541 › Conversation 541-001
Nixon & Lund on Labor relations and Telephone strike
Wednesday, July 21, 1971 · 2:53 PM–2:54 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Miss Lund, the secretary to Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director J. Curtis Counts, for a brief introductory discussion. The conversation touched upon ongoing efforts to resolve a labor strike involving telephone workers, noting the involvement of George P. Shultz and James D. Hodgson. Additionally, the President engaged in casual rapport by discussing Counts' collegiate background as an All-American baseball player at UCLA.
- Labor relations
- Telephone strike
- J. Curtis Counts
- George P. Shultz
- James D. Hodgson
- Baseball
Audio
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NARA Description
On July 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Miss Lund (secretary to J. Curtis Counts) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:53 pm to 2:54 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 541-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 541-1
Date: July 21, 1971
Time: 2:53 pm - 2:54 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with Miss Lund, secretary to J. Curtis Counts.
J. Curtis Counts
-Efforts to settle telephone strike
-George P. Shultz and James D. Hodgson
Baseball
-Counts' background as All-American baseball player at the University of California
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 541-001, July 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/541-001 (accessed October 11, 2026).