Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-005
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Monday, August 16, 1971 · 1:18 PM–1:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
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On August 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-5
Date: August 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:18 pm and 1:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 564-4/565-1W]
Request for call to John B. ConnallyTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on August 16, 1971
- 008-001 1:08 PM · 37 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:18 pm.
- 008-002 1:08 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:18 pm.
- 565-001 1:08 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Rose Mary Woods, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, Charles W. Colson, John B. Connally, and Bernard J. ("Bunny") Lasker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:40 pm.
- 008-003 1:18 PM · 5 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 008-004 1:18 PM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:20 pm.
- 008-006 1:20 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Charles W. Colson, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 1:23 pm.
- 008-007 1:23 PM · 3 min — Bernard J. ("Bunny") Lasker and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 1:40 pm.
- 274-001 1:40 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:40 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 008-005, August 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 645078681). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-005 (accessed November 3, 2026).