Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-084
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Tuesday, August 10, 1971 · 9:30 AM–2:33 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. The interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a broader discussion between the two officials. No further substantive policy matters were addressed during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On August 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 2:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-084 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-84
Date: August 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:30 am and 2:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 559-15]
Requested a call to John B. Connally
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/08)Also recorded on August 10, 1971
- 559-003 9:11 AM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:11 am to 10:05 am.
- 068-006 9:14 AM · 6 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 10:05 am.
- 068-007 9:14 AM · 2 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and staffers, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, Melvin R. Laird, David Packard, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Gen. John D. Ryan, Gen. William C. Westmoreland, Gen. Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., Brig. Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 11:54 am.
- 007-083 9:28 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:28 am to 9:30 am.
- 559-004 10:05 AM · 2 min — unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:59 am.
- 559-005 10:05 AM · 7 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:59 am.
- 559-006 10:05 AM · 35 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:59 am.
- 559-024 10:05 AM · 10 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:59 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-084, August 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-084 (accessed October 9, 2026).