Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-149
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 9:59 AM–10:05 AM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The interaction was strictly procedural, serving to connect the President with a key cabinet official. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:05 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-149 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-149
Date: November 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:59 am and 10:05 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 620-4]
Request for a call to John B. ConnallyAlso recorded on November 17, 1971
- 620-002 9:55 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 9:59 am.
- 014-150 9:59 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:05 am.
- 620-003 9:59 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:05 am.
- 620-004 9:59 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:05 am.
- 620-005 9:59 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:05 am.
- 620-006 9:59 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:05 am.
- 014-151 10:05 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 10:05 am to 10:18 am.
- 620-007 10:05 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:05 am to 10:18 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-149, November 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-149 (accessed October 1, 2026).