Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-120

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

Tuesday, November 23, 1971 · 5:47 PM–5:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation015-120 on Tape 15 (tape position 03:43:26–03:43:31)StartTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 5:47 PMEndTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 5:58 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-120 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417191085 ↗

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On November 23, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-120 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 15-120

Date: November 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:47 pm and 5:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 623-24E]

     Request for a call to John B. Connally

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Dr. Akane, please.
Thank you.
  • 015-118 5:42 PM · 7 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 015-121 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.

Conversation 015-120, November 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191085). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-120 (accessed November 2, 2026).