Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-086
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Sunday, November 14, 1971 · 1:14 PM–1:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Secretary. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this specific interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-086 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-86
Date: November 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:14 pm and 1:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 296-1]
Request for a call to John B. ConnallyAlso recorded on November 14, 1971
- 296-001 1:14 PM · 5 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 1:14 pm and 1:18 pm.
- 296-002 1:14 PM · 41 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 1:14 pm and 1:18 pm.
- 014-087 1:18 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 1:18 pm to 1:19 pm.
- 296-003 1:18 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:18 pm to 1:19 pm.
- 296-004 1:19 PM · 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 296-005 1:19 PM · 8 sec — 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 296-006 1:19 PM · 43 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
- 296-007 1:19 PM · 9 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-086, November 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-086 (accessed October 12, 2026).