President Nixon initiates a conference call with George P. Shultz and John N. Mitchell to facilitate a conversation with John B. Connally. The participants coordinate the logistics of connecting with Connally to address pressing administrative matters. This brief exchange serves primarily as an operational bridge to bring the key advisors together for a broader policy discussion.
On May 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, George P. Shultz, and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:50 pm and 4:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 3-1 Date: May 11, 1971 Time: Unknown between 4:50 pm and 4:52 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 497-9A] The President conferred with George P. Shultz and John N. Mitchell. Call to John B. Connally
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