Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-150

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 · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation014-150 on Tape 14 (tape position 04:32:06–04:32:16)StartWednesday, November 17, 1971 at 9:59 AMEndWednesday, November 17, 1971 at 10:05 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 014-150 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to coordinate the scheduling of Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The President requested that Connally be informed of his expected arrival time and provided instructions for the operator to relay messages regarding his availability. This brief exchange served to facilitate direct communication and manage the President’s meeting agenda for the morning.

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Expected in the office in five minutes, sir.
May I leave word?
Yeah, no hurry, no hurry.
He can let me know when he hears.
Thank you, sir.

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 014-150 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 14-150

Date: November 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:59 am and 10:05 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 620-6]

     John B. Connally
          -Schedule

Also 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.
  • 014-149 9:59 AM · 6 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 014-150, 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/014-150 (accessed October 12, 2026).