President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an urgent telephone call to Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. This administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his Treasury Secretary. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief exchange.
On August 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 8-26 Date: August 17, 1971 Time: 4:12 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 566-18A] Request for call to John B. Connally
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