President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. This interaction served solely as a logistical request to initiate communication between the President and a key member of his cabinet. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-071 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 6-71
Date: June 30, 1971
Time: 7:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to John B. ConnallyNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.