Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-007

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

Tuesday, April 20, 1971 · 3:35 PM–3:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation002-007 on Tape 2 (tape position 00:09:08–00:09:14)StartTuesday, April 20, 1971 at 3:35 PMEndTuesday, April 20, 1971 at 3:47 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-007 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417187981 ↗

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NARA Description

On April 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-7

Date: April 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:35 pm and 3:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 483-17A]

     Call to John B. Connally

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       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

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Secretary Conway, please.
Yes, sir.
You and Abe.

Also recorded on April 20, 1971

  • 251-010 3:00 PM · 2 min — 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 3:00 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 483-016 3:06 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:06 pm to 3:34 pm.
  • 483-017 3:35 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Clifford M. Hardin, Gen. George A. Lincoln, Peter M. Flanigan, White House photographer, White House operator, John B. Connally, James D. ("Don") Hughes, George H. Mahon, and Clark MacGregor met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:35 pm to 4:10 pm.
  • 002-008 3:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 3:47 pm to 3:48 pm.
  • 002-009 3:48 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 3:54 pm.
  • 002-010 3:54 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone from 3:54 pm to 3:55 pm.
  • 002-011 3:55 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 4:04 pm.
  • 002-012 4:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. Mahon talked on the telephone from 4:04 pm to 4:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-007, April 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187981). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-007 (accessed October 29, 2026).