Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-113
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 10:24 AM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and his Treasury Secretary. No substantive policy discussions occur, as the conversation is limited to the operator's fulfillment of the connection request.
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NARA Description
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:24 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-113 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-113
Date: October 7, 1971
Time: 10:24 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 285-11]
Request for a call to John B. ConnallyAlso recorded on October 7, 1971
- 010-114 10:24 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:24 am and 10:32 am.
- 010-115 10:24 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:24 am and 10:32 am.
- 285-011 10:24 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:24 am.
- 285-012 10:24 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:24 am and 10:30 am.
- 285-013 10:24 AM · 33 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 10:24 am and 10:32 am.
- 285-014 10:24 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:24 am and 10:32 am.
- 285-015 10:24 AM · 11 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 10:24 am and 10:32 am.
- 285-016 10:30 AM · 1 hr 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Daniel P. Moynihan, White House operator, John N. Mitchell, Arthur F. Burns, William L. Safire, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:30 am to 12:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-113, October 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-113 (accessed October 6, 2026).