Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 8 › Conversation 008-041
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Tuesday, September 7, 1971 · 5:50 PM–5:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec
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On September 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 8-41
Date: September 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 275-30]
Request for call to John B. Connally
Operator's attempt to locate Barry M. GoldwaterTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on September 7, 1971
- 275-027 5:43 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.
- 275-028 5:43 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:50 pm.
- 008-039 5:49 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 5:49 pm to 5:50 pm.
- 008-040 5:50 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.
- 275-029 5:50 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.
- 275-030 5:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.
- 008-042 5:56 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:56 pm to 6:00 pm.
- 275-031 5:56 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:56 pm to 6:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 008-041, September 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 645078753). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/008-041 (accessed November 2, 2026).