Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-062

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

Saturday, November 20, 1971 · 10:23 AM–10:24 AM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation015-062 on Tape 15 (tape position 01:45:00–01:45:07)StartSaturday, November 20, 1971 at 10:23 AMEndSaturday, November 20, 1971 at 10:24 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-062 ↗

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. This brief exchange served as a logistical request to initiate a phone call with the Secretary. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief administrative interaction.

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On November 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:24 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-062 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 15-62

Date: November 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:23 am and 10:24 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 621-18F]

     Request for a call to John B. Connally
  • 015-059 10:02 AM · 13 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:23 am.
  • 015-060 10:23 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:23 am.
  • 015-061 10:23 AM · 12 sec — the White House operator and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:24 am.
  • 015-063 10:24 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 10:24 am to 10:27 am.
  • 015-064 10:27 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:27 am and 10:45 am.
  • 015-065 10:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:50 am.
  • 015-066 10:45 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:50 am.
  • 015-067 10:45 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:50 am.

Conversation 015-062, November 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-062 (accessed October 12, 2026).