Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-067

Kissinger phone call on John B. Connally and Department of the Treasury

Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 1:59 PM–9:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsKissinger, Henry A.; White House operatorConversation011-067 on Tape 11 (tape position 01:39:25–01:39:33)StartTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 1:59 PMEndTuesday, October 12, 1971 at 9:07 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-067 ↗

AI Summary

Henry Kissinger contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent telephone connection with Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. The brief exchange served as a logistical administrative step to establish communication between the two officials. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this interaction.

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Get me Secretary Connolly.
This is Mr. Kissinger.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On October 12, 1971, Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 9:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-067 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-067

 Date: October 12, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 1:59 pm and 9:07 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 Henry A. Kissinger talked with the White House operator.

        Request for call to John B. Connally

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-067, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-067 (accessed September 28, 2026).