President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. This brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and his Treasury Secretary. The call connects to a subsequent discussion recorded in a different segment of the White House taping system.
On November 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-107 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 14-107 Date: November 15, 1971 Time: 5:55 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 617-20] Request for a call to John B. Connally
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