Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-089

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

Sunday, November 14, 1971 · 5:01 PM–5:02 PM ET · White House Telephone · 32 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation014-089 on Tape 14 (tape position 03:02:39–03:03:11)StartSunday, November 14, 1971 at 5:01 PMEndSunday, November 14, 1971 at 5:02 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 014-089 ↗

President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon discussed the logistical arrangements for an upcoming dinner with Treasury Secretary John Connally and his wife, Nellie. They reviewed potential locations for the event, specifically evaluating the suitability of the Red Room, the Oval Room, and the Map Room. The brief call served to finalize these social planning details for the evening engagement.

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On November 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:01 pm to 5:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-089 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 14-89

Date: November 14, 1971
Time: 5:01 pm - 5:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.

[See Conversation No. 296-15]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/29/2019.

Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
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[Duration: 30s]

     Dinner with John B. Connally and Idanell (Brill) (“Nellie”) Connally, November 14, 1971
          -Location
               -Red Room
          -Meeting place
               -Oval Room
               -Map Room
          -Time

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  • 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.
  • 296-008 1:19 PM · 7 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.
  • 014-088 2:00 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 296-015 5:01 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:01 pm to 5:02 pm.
  • 296-016 5:02 PM · 1 hr 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:02 pm to 6:41 pm.

Conversation 014-089, 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/014-089 (accessed October 12, 2026).