Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-117

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

Monday, March 20, 1972 · 5:30 PM–5:56 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation021-117 on Tape 21 (tape position 04:18:06–04:18:15)StartMonday, March 20, 1972 at 5:30 PMEndMonday, March 20, 1972 at 5:56 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 021-117 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to John B. Connally. This brief exchange served as a logistical request to establish communication between the President and the Treasury Secretary. No further policy discussions occurred during this brief administrative interaction.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On March 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-117 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 21-117

Date: March 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:30 pm and 5:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 324-12B]

     Request for a call to John B. Connally

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  • 324-008 5:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 324-009 5:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 324-010 5:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 324-011 5:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 324-012 5:21 PM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 6:30 pm.
  • 021-118 5:56 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:56 pm.
  • 021-119 5:56 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 7:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 021-117, March 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-117 (accessed September 29, 2026).