President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a conference call to Treasury Secretary John B. Connally and Abe Fortas. This brief communication served solely as a logistical request to connect the President with these two individuals. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this exchange.
On April 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 2-7 Date: April 20, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:35 pm and 3:47 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 483-17A] Call to John B. Connally
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