President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to John B. Connally. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to establish communication between the President and the former Treasury Secretary. No further policy discussions or substantive actions were recorded during this connection.
On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:59 pm and 8:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-114 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-114 Date: May 15, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:59 pm and 8:02 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 339-4E] Request for a call to John B. Connally
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.