Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-118
Nixon phone call with Shultz on John B. Connally and Economic Policy
Tuesday, November 23, 1971 · 5:42 PM–5:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with George P. Shultz regarding the status of ongoing financial or political negotiations before deciding to contact Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. The President expressed a desire to clarify the current situation, prompting an immediate request for the operator to connect him with Connally. This exchange reflects the administration's urgent efforts to coordinate economic policy and strategy at the highest levels.
- John B. Connally
- George P. Shultz
- Economic Policy
- Executive Communication
- Cabinet Coordination
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NARA Description
On November 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:42 pm and 5:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-118 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-118
Date: November 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:42 pm and 5:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator; the President conferred with George P.
Shultz before the conversation begins.
[See also Conversation No. 623-24C]
Request for a call to John B. ConnallyAlso recorded on November 23, 1971
- 015-119 5:44 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 5:44 pm to 5:47 pm.
- 015-120 5:47 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:47 pm and 5:58 pm.
- 015-121 5:58 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 5:58 pm to 5:59 pm.
- 015-122 6:02 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Norman Van Brocklin talked on the telephone from 6:02 pm to 6:05 pm.
- 015-123 6:07 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:08 pm.
- 623-025 6:07 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:08 pm.
- 623-026 6:07 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:08 pm.
- 623-027 6:07 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:08 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-118, November 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-118 (accessed October 12, 2026).