Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-096

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

Wednesday, October 6, 1971 · 5:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation010-096 on Tape 10 (tape position 03:07:47–03:07:53)StartWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 5:16 PMEndWednesday, October 6, 1971 at 5:16 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 010-096 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to request a formal connection to Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. This call serves as an administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Secretary. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occur during this brief interaction.

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Secretary Connolly, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On October 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-096 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 10-96

Date: October 6, 1971

Time: 5:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 284-14A]

     Request for a call to John B. Connally

Also recorded on October 6, 1971

  • 284-013 4:39 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:39 pm.
  • 284-014 4:40 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William L. Safire, White House operator, John B. Connally, and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 010-097 5:16 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:16 pm to 5:18 pm.
  • 010-098 5:18 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
  • 010-099 5:19 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:19 pm to 5:22 pm.
  • 284-015 5:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:30 pm.
  • 284-016 5:25 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:30 pm.
  • 284-017 5:30 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:30 pm to 5:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 010-096, October 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-096 (accessed October 11, 2026).