Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 16 › Conversation 016-117
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Saturday, December 18, 1971 · 3:36 PM–5:26 PM ET · White House Telephone ·5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Secretary. No further policy discussion takes place during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On December 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 5:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-117 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 16-117
Date: December 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:36 pm and 5:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 639-19]
Request for a call to John B. ConnallyAlso recorded on December 18, 1971
- 016-113 2:45 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:45 pm.
- 310-009 2:45 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:45 pm.
- 016-114 3:05 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 3:05 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 310-010 3:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:05 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 016-115 3:09 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 310-011 3:09 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 016-116 3:35 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Muriel L. Hartley talked on the telephone from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
- 310-012 3:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Muriel L. Hartley met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 016-117, December 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-117 (accessed September 18, 2026).