Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-055
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Monday, August 2, 1971 · 1:19 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The brief exchange focuses on coordinating the Secretary's location and securing a direct line of communication. No further policy discussions occur during this administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On August 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-055 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-55
Date: August 2, 1971
Time: 1:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 553-6N]
Requested a call to John B. Connally
Conv.
Conversation
No. 7-161
No.
(cont.)
7-56
Date: August 2, 1971
Time: 1:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 553-6O]
John B. Connally's location
-Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on August 2, 1971
- 007-052 1:08 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:08 pm.
- 007-053 1:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:08 pm.
- 007-054 1:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Caleb Boggs talked on the telephone from 1:17 pm to 1:18 pm.
- 007-056 1:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:19 pm.
- 007-057 1:19 PM · 8 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.
- 007-058 1:19 PM · 28 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.
- 007-059 1:19 PM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.
- 007-060 1:19 PM · 35 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-055, August 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/007-055 (accessed October 9, 2026).