President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. This brief exchange served as an administrative request to facilitate direct communication with Connally regarding ongoing executive business. No further discussion or substantive policy decisions occurred during this brief connection.
On May 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 4:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-122 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 2-122 Date: May 7, 1971 Time: Unknown between 4:32 pm and 4:33 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 495-24] Call to John B. Connally Back to Top
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.