President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an urgent call to Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The brief exchange served as a directive to initiate immediate contact with Connally to discuss pending administrative or economic matters. No further policy developments occurred during this brief request for connectivity.
On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:51 pm and 4:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-039 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 15-39 Date: November 18, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:51 pm and 4:17 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 294-22H] Request for a call John B. Connally
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