Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-031
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Wednesday, May 12, 1971 · 5:37 PM–5:41 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec
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On May 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:37 pm and 5:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-031
Date: May 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:37 pm and 5:41 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 499-002/498-001D]
Call to John B. Connally
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Also recorded on May 12, 1971
- 003-025 5:28 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:28 pm and 5:29 pm.
- 003-026 5:29 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:31 pm.
- 003-027 5:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank T. Bow talked on the telephone from 5:32 pm to 5:33 pm.
- 498-001 5:33 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Frank T. Bow, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, John B. Connally, and Wilbur D. Mills met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 6:03 pm.
- 003-028 5:34 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Edward P. Boland talked on the telephone from 5:34 pm to 5:36 pm.
- 003-030 5:37 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:37 pm and 5:41 pm.
- 003-032 5:41 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:41 pm to 5:45 pm.
- 003-033 5:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wilbur D. Mills talked on the telephone from 5:45 pm to 5:48 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-031, May 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188309). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-031 (accessed November 2, 2026).