Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-103
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 · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The brief exchange served as an inquiry to establish communication or locate the Secretary. No further developments were recorded in this short administrative coordination.
- John B. Connally
- White House operations
- Treasury Department
- Personnel communication
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Position in tape: 03:33:02 – 03:33:11
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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 001-103 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-103
Date: April 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:42 pm and 7:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
John B. Connally's locationAlso 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.
- 001-102 7:42 PM · 6 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 001-103, 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/001-103 (accessed October 6, 2026).