Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-019
Nixon phone call with Connally on Romana A. Banuelos
Monday, December 6, 1971 · 10:06 AM–12:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a call through the White House operator to reach Romana A. Banuelos, the Treasurer of the United States. The exchange focuses on administrative coordination to establish communication with Banuelos. No substantive policy matters are addressed in this brief logistical recording.
- Romana A. Banuelos
- White House operations
- Presidential communications
- scheduling
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NARA Description
On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 12:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 16-19
Date: December 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:06 am and 12:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator; the President can be heard talking to an
unknown person [John B. Connally?] in the background.
[See Conversation No. 630-3A]
Request for a call to Romana A. BanuelosAlso recorded on December 6, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 016-019, December 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-019 (accessed October 10, 2026).