President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary logistical step to connect the President with one of his key economic advisors. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange, as its sole purpose was to initiate the connection.
On May 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 am and 2:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-132 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 2-132
Date: May 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:29 am and 2:04 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to John B. Connally
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