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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Connally, John B.Conversation010-047 on Tape 10 (tape position 01:32:21–01:32:44)StartTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 5:20 PMEndTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 5:21 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 010-047 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally exchanged brief pleasantries regarding novelty currency received from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). Connally initiated the call to express personal gratitude to the President for facilitating the gift. The exchange served as a social gesture between the two officials rather than a substantive policy discussion.

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Yeah.
Secretary Connolly, sir?
Yeah.
Hello.
Mr. President?
Yeah.
I didn't thank you, which I now want to do for sending them my way.
If you hadn't suggested they come, I wouldn't have had this.
I know.
And I appreciate you thanking me.
I figured it.
I figured I didn't want to get 500 bucks without your getting it.
Well, you're very thoughtful and very kind to share this with me, and I'm grateful.
Okay.
All right, sir.

NARA Description

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]

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 · 25 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 · 16 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 · 42 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 September 28, 2026).