President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. This brief administrative exchange served as the precursor to a subsequent high-level policy consultation between the President and his Treasury Secretary. The call functioned solely as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the two officials.
On May 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:37 pm and 5:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 3-31 Date: May 12, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:37 pm and 5:41 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 499-2/498-1D] Call to John B. Connally
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