Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-027

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally

Tuesday, August 17, 1971 · 4:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation008-027 on Tape 8 (tape position 00:44:15–00:44:27)StartTuesday, August 17, 1971 at 4:12 PMEndTuesday, August 17, 1971 at 4:12 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 008-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. Upon learning that Connally was currently occupied in a meeting in the Roosevelt Room, Nixon decided against interrupting him. The President opted to defer the contact and place a return call later instead.

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Hello?
Mr. President, Secretary Connolly is in a meeting in the Roosevelt Room.
Shall I get him there?
Oh, no, no, no.
No?
Leave him there when he's free?
No, I'll call him back.
All right, fine.

NARA Description

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 008-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 8-27

Date: August 17, 1971
Time: 4:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 566-18B]

     Requested for John B. Connally's location
         -Roosevelt Room

Also recorded on August 17, 1971

  • 566-016 3:26 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:12 pm.
  • 566-017 3:26 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:12 pm.
  • 008-026 4:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:12 pm.
  • 008-028 4:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 5:04 pm.
  • 008-029 4:12 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 5:04 pm.
  • 566-022 4:30 PM · 3 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:56 pm.
  • 566-019 4:56 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:56 pm.
  • 566-020 4:56 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jayne B. Spain, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:56 pm to 5:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 008-027, August 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-027 (accessed October 12, 2026).