Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 4 › Conversation 004-011

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally

Tuesday, June 1, 1971 · 10:09 PM–10:10 PM ET · White House Telephone ·5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation004-011 onTape 4 (tape position 00:50:26–00:50:30)StartTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 10:09 PMEndTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 10:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone request to the White House operator to be connected with Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. The interaction serves solely as a logistical bridge to facilitate an urgent communication between the President and his Treasury Secretary. No further policy discussions or administrative decisions occur during this short exchange.

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Connolly, please.

NARA Description

On June 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:09 pm to 10:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 4-11

Date: June 1, 1971

Time: 10:09 pm - 10:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request that John B. Connally be called

Also recorded on June 2, 1971

  • 004-009 9:49 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:49 pm and 9:51 pm.
  • 004-010 9:51 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:51 pm to 10:09 pm.
  • 004-012 10:10 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 10:10 pm to 10:16 pm.
  • 004-013 10:16 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:16 pm to 10:17 pm.
  • 004-014 10:17 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 10:17 pm to 10:20 pm.
  • 004-015 10:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:23 pm.
  • 004-016 10:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:23 pm.
  • 004-017 10:23 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover talked on the telephone from 10:23 pm to 10:29 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 004-011, June 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-011 (accessed September 18, 2026).