Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-001

Nixon, Shultz & Mitchell on John B. Connally and Cabinet consultation

Tuesday, May 11, 1971 · 4:50 PM–4:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Shultz, George P.; Mitchell, John N.Conversation003-001 on Tape 3 (tape position 00:00:33–00:00:38)StartTuesday, May 11, 1971 at 4:50 PMEndTuesday, May 11, 1971 at 4:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a conference call with George P. Shultz and John N. Mitchell to facilitate a conversation with John B. Connally. The participants coordinate the logistics of connecting with Connally to address pressing administrative matters. This brief exchange serves primarily as an operational bridge to bring the key advisors together for a broader policy discussion.

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Yes, please.
Connolly.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, George P. Shultz, and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:50 pm and 4:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-001

Date: May 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:50 pm and 4:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 497-009A]

The President conferred with George P. Shultz and John N. Mitchell.

     Call to John B. Connally

Also recorded on May 11, 1971

  • 497-006 12:22 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:22 pm.
  • 497-007 12:22 PM · 6 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 2:10 pm.
  • 497-008 2:14 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:14 pm to 3:08 pm.
  • 497-009 3:08 PM · 1 hr 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, John B. Connally, John N. Mitchell, Peter M. Flanigan, Alexander P. Butterfield, unknown person(s), H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Roman L. Hruska, James O. Eastland, and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:08 pm to 5:09 pm.
  • 003-002 4:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:52 pm to 4:53 pm.
  • 003-003 4:53 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 7:10 pm.
  • 003-029 5:27 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:27 pm.
  • 003-004 7:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 7:15 pm to 7:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-001, May 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-001 (accessed September 28, 2026).