President Nixon met with an unknown individual in the Oval Office to briefly discuss the scheduling arrangements for George P. Shultz. The meeting lasted no more than two minutes and focused exclusively on coordinating the Director of the Office of Management and Budget's availability. No further policy discussions or significant strategic decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
On August 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:02 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 558-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 558-8
Date: August 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:00 pm and 5:02 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown person.
George P. Shultz's schedule
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 5:02 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.