Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-133
Nixon phone call with Connally on Economic Policy
Sunday, May 9, 1971 · 2:04 PM–2:15 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon and Treasury Secretary John B. Connally discussed critical economic strategy, focusing on the potential devaluation of the dollar and the United States' monetary position relative to European bankers and foreign leaders. The conversation also touched upon broader economic indicators, including stock market performance and unemployment, as well as the administration's public relations management. The two explored potential diplomatic actions, including coordination with Arthur F. Burns and Henry A. Kissinger, to address ongoing international economic tensions.
- Economic Policy
- Devaluation of the dollar
- John B. Connally
- International Finance
- Monetary Policy
- Foreign Affairs
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On May 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 2:04 pm to 2:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-133 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 2-133
Date: May 9, 1971
Time: 2:04 pm - 2:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with John B. Connally.
Devaluation of the dollar
-Paul A. Volcker
-Europeans' actions
-US position
-European bankers
-President's policies
Economic indicators
-Stock market
-Retail sales
-Kresge’s
-J.C. Penney
-Sears, Roebuck
-Montgomery Ward
-Unemployment rate
-Press reaction
-Hobart Rowen
-Richard Jansen, Wall Street Journal
-Administration's policies
Devaluation of the dollar
-Connally's possible conversation with Arthur F. Burns
-Volcker
-Burns’ position on US monetary policy
-President's policies
-Possible European monetary actions
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN-T-MDR-
2014-012. Segment exempt per Executive Order 13526, 3.3(b)(1) on 08/30/2017. Archivist: AY]
[National Security]
[002-133-w002]
[Duration: 21s]
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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Foreign Affairs
-Karl Schiller
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Relations with European leaders
-Connally's possible meeting with Kissinger
-Connally's possible public statements
President's dinner with White House correspondents May 8, 1971
-Song by unknown young girl
-Awards
-G. Harrold Carswell
-Wiretapping
-White House press corps
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on May 9, 1971
- 002-128 11:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 11:45 pm on May 8, 1971 and 12:16 am on May 9, 1971.
- 002-129 12:16 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 12:16 am to 12:22 am.
- 002-130 12:22 AM · 1 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:22 am and 12:29 am.
- 002-131 12:29 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:29 am.
- 002-132 12:29 AM · 7 sec — 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.
- 002-134 2:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:17 pm.
- 002-135 2:17 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:18 pm.
- 002-136 2:18 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 2:18 pm to 2:21 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 002-133, May 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-133 (accessed October 12, 2026).