Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-072
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Wednesday, June 30, 1971 · 7:50 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the current whereabouts of Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The brief exchange served as a logistical inquiry to establish contact with his Cabinet member. No further policy discussions or significant administrative decisions were recorded during this brief administrative check-in.
- John B. Connally
- White House operations
- logistics
- Cabinet communication
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NARA Description
On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-072 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 6-72
Date: June 30, 1971
Time: 7:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
John B. Connally's locationAlso recorded on June 30, 1971
- 006-067 7:41 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:41 pm to 7:43 pm.
- 006-068 7:44 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 7:44 pm to 7:46 pm.
- 006-069 7:46 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:46 pm.
- 006-070 7:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:46 pm to 7:49 pm.
- 006-071 7:49 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:49 pm.
- 006-073 7:50 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:50 pm and 7:53 pm.
- 006-074 7:50 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:50 pm and 7:53 pm.
- 006-075 7:53 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Joseph Taylor talked on the telephone from 7:53 pm to 7:54 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 006-072, June 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-072 (accessed October 17, 2026).