Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-034

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

Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 10:52 AM–11:04 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation012-034 on Tape 12 (tape position 00:58:06–00:58:14)StartThursday, October 21, 1971 at 10:52 AMEndThursday, October 21, 1971 at 11:04 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 012-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally through the White House operator. The conversation serves as a brief administrative bridge intended to facilitate direct communication between the President and his Treasury Secretary. No substantive policy discussions occur during this specific interaction as it functions primarily as a connection request.

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Secretary Connolly, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:52 am to 11:04 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 012-034

Date: October 21, 1971
Time: 10:52 am- 11:04 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 281-25]

     Request for call to John B. Connally

Also recorded on October 21, 1971

  • 281-014 10:30 AM · 18 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 10:30 am and 10:51 am.
  • 012-033 10:51 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 10:51 am to 10:52 am.
  • 281-023 10:51 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:51 am to 10:52 am.
  • 012-035 10:52 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 am and 11:04 am.
  • 281-024 10:52 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:52 am and 10:55 am.
  • 281-025 10:52 AM · 18 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 10:52 am and 10:55 am.
  • 281-026 10:55 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, John B. Connally, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:55 am to 11:40 am.
  • 012-036 11:04 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 11:04 am to 11:14 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 012-034, October 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-034 (accessed October 12, 2026).