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 AidConversation 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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[National Security]
[002-133-w002]
[Duration: 21s]
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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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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