Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-059
Haldeman phone call on John B. Connally
Monday, August 2, 1971 · 1:19 PM–11:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman coordinates with the White House operator to establish a direct line of communication with Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. After the operator encounters difficulty reaching Connally, Haldeman instructs the staff to physically locate him to ensure the connection is made. The exchange highlights the logistical efforts required to facilitate urgent high-level administrative discussions during the Nixon presidency.
- John B. Connally
- H. R. Haldeman
- Communication logistics
- White House operations
- Executive staff coordination
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NARA Description
On August 2, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-059 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-59
Date: August 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:19 pm and 11:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 554-3A]
Requested a call to John B. Connally
[Pause]
Attempts to contact Connally
[Pause]
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Also 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.
- 007-055 1:19 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:19 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.
- 007-060 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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-059, August 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189407). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-059 (accessed November 1, 2026).