Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-122

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

Friday, May 7, 1971 · 4:32 PM–4:33 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation002-122 on Tape 2 (tape position 04:31:31–04:31:36)StartFriday, May 7, 1971 at 4:32 PMEndFriday, May 7, 1971 at 4:33 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-122 ↗

AI Summary

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.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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

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

Also recorded on May 7, 1971

  • 495-021 2:57 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George Meany, and Willie J. Usery, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:57 pm to 4:14 pm.
  • 495-022 4:14 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:14 pm to 4:15 pm.
  • 495-023 4:16 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ernest V. Siracusa, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:16 pm to 4:32 pm.
  • 495-024 4:32 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 4:33 pm.
  • 495-025 4:32 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 4:33 pm.
  • 495-026 4:33 PM · 1 hr 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, John B. Connally, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:33 pm to 5:53 pm.
  • 002-123 4:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 4:39 pm to 4:47 pm.
  • 495-027 5:53 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:53 pm to 6:17 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-122, May 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-122 (accessed October 3, 2026).