President Nixon instructed Peter M. Flanigan to recruit Walter N. Thayer and Hoyt Ammidon for administration positions. Nixon emphasized that both he and Treasury Secretary John B. Connally personally favored these candidates, directing Flanigan to apply significant pressure to secure their acceptance. Specifically, Ammidon was targeted for a role involving Japan, with Flanigan tasked to execute the outreach immediately.
On November 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone from 1:17 pm to 1:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-136 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 14-136
Date: November 16, 1971
Time: 1:17 pm - 1:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Peter M. Flanigan
The President talked with Flanigan.
[See Conversation No. 619-28G]
Walter N. Thayer
-Forthcoming meeting with Flanigan
-Thayer's possible role with administration
-John B. Connally's view
Hoyt Ammidon
-Forthcoming meeting with Flanigan
-Ammidon's possible role with administration
-Connally's viewThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.