Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-075

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

Sunday, November 21, 1971 · 6:50 PM–6:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation015-075 on Tape 15 (tape position 02:14:47–02:14:53)StartSunday, November 21, 1971 at 6:50 PMEndSunday, November 21, 1971 at 6:54 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-075 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190995 ↗

A 6-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 November 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 6:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-075 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 15-75

Date: November 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:50 pm and 6:54 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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I'll take Connolly, please.
Thank you.
  • 015-073 6:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:37 pm.
  • 015-074 6:37 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 6:37 pm to 6:50 pm.
  • 015-076 6:54 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 6:54 pm to 7:08 pm.
  • 015-077 7:14 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:14 pm.
  • 015-078 7:14 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:14 pm and 7:18 pm.
  • 015-079 7:14 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:14 pm and 7:18 pm.
  • 015-080 7:18 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 7:18 pm to 7:35 pm.

Conversation 015-075, November 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190995). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-075 (accessed November 1, 2026).