Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-004
Nixon phone call with Connally on Parole and Executive decision-making
Tuesday, May 11, 1971 · 7:15 PM–7:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally arranged an urgent, in-person meeting to discuss a sensitive parole decision. Connally initiated the contact, noting the complexity of the matter and his preference for a direct, private briefing. The two agreed to meet shortly at the White House to deliberate on the specific case.
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NARA Description
On May 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 7:15 pm to 7:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-004
Date: May 11, 1971
Time: 7:15 pm - 7:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone
John B. Connally talked with the President.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
President's schedule
-Meeting with President
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-Connally's location
-Time and place
-SubjectAlso recorded on May 11, 1971
- 497-006 12:22 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:22 pm.
- 497-007 12:22 PM · 6 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 497-008 2:14 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:14 pm to 3:08 pm.
- 497-009 3:08 PM · 1 hr 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, John B. Connally, John N. Mitchell, Peter M. Flanigan, Alexander P. Butterfield, unknown person(s), H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Roman L. Hruska, James O. Eastland, and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:08 pm to 5:09 pm.
- 003-001 4:50 PM · 4 sec — 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.
- 003-002 4:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:52 pm to 4:53 pm.
- 003-003 4:53 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 7:10 pm.
- 003-029 5:27 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-004, May 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-004 (accessed October 11, 2026).