Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-008

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally

Friday, September 24, 1971 · 7:12 PM–7:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation010-008 on Tape 10 (tape position 00:13:14–00:13:21)StartFriday, September 24, 1971 at 7:12 PMEndFriday, September 24, 1971 at 7:15 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 010-008 ↗

A 7-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On September 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:12 pm and 7:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 10-8

Date: September 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:12 pm and 7:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to John B. Connally

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  • 010-002 1:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 1:11 pm to 1:13 pm.
  • 010-003 1:13 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:52 pm.
  • 010-004 1:52 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:52 pm to 2:02 pm.
  • 010-005 7:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:12 pm.
  • 010-006 7:12 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:12 pm and 7:15 pm.
  • 010-007 7:12 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:12 pm and 7:15 pm.
  • 010-009 7:15 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 7:15 pm to 7:24 pm.
  • 010-010 7:24 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm.

Conversation 010-008, September 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-008 (accessed November 4, 2026).