Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-102

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

Thursday, April 15, 1971 · 7:42 PM–7:47 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation001-102 on Tape 1 (tape position 03:32:56–03:33:02)StartThursday, April 15, 1971 at 7:42 PMEndThursday, April 15, 1971 at 7:47 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 001-102 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a call to Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. During the exchange, Nixon briefly reflects on the political effectiveness of his firm stance against his opposition, noting that he has successfully unsettled the liberals. The conversation serves as a preparatory step for further consultation with his administration on strategic policy matters.

Audio

Download MP3 (part 1) · 111.0 MB ·Download MP3 (part 2) · 111.5 MB ·Download MP3 (part 3) · 73.7 MB

This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the player above contains the full tape segment shared with neighbouring conversations. It begins about 03:32:56 into the tape and ends around 03:33:02.

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

3:34:35Secretary Connolly, please.
3:34:40Yeah?
3:34:40Yes, he's having dinner, sir, at Paul Young's.
3:34:42Could I reach him there?
3:34:44Yeah.
3:34:45All right.
3:34:46Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-102 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 1-102

Date: April 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:42 pm and 7:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to John B. Connally

Also recorded on April 16, 1971

  • 001-098 7:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:26 pm to 7:29 pm.
  • 001-099 7:30 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:30 pm.
  • 001-100 7:31 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:31 pm.
  • 001-101 7:31 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:31 pm and 7:33 pm.
  • 001-103 7:42 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 7:47 pm.
  • 001-104 7:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 7:47 pm to 7:48 pm.
  • 001-105 7:49 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 7:49 pm to 7:53 pm.
  • 001-097 8:17 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 8:17 pm to 8:18 pm.

All 51 conversations from April 16, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 001-102, April 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-102 (accessed October 24, 2026).