Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-047
Nixon phone call with Connally on Veterans of Foreign Wars and Gift giving
Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 5:20 PM–5:21 PM ET · White House Telephone · 23 sec
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On October 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:20 pm to 5:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-47
Date: October 5, 1971
Time: 5:20 pm - 5:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 585-15A]
John B. Connally
John B. Connally talked with the President between 5:20 pm and 5:21 pm.
Appreciation to President
-Novelty money from the Veterans of Foreign Wars [VFW]Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 5, 1971
- 585-010 5:15 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm.
- 585-011 5:15 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm.
- 585-012 5:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm.
- 585-013 5:15 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm.
- 010-046 5:18 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
- 585-014 5:18 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
- 585-015 5:19 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John B. Connally, White House operator, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Richard H. Poff met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:19 pm to 5:39 pm.
- 010-048 5:21 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:29 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-047, October 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-047 (accessed November 12, 2026).