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
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and his cabinet official. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occur during this specific interaction.
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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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. ConnallyAlso recorded on November 21, 1971
- 015-057 8:37 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:37 pm and 8:45 pm.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-075, November 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-075 (accessed October 1, 2026).