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.
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 AidConversation 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
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