Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-036
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Friday, December 24, 1971 · 5:32 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. The request was specifically directed to locate Connally in either Louisiana or Texas. This brief exchange served as an administrative facilitation to connect the President with his key economic advisor during the holiday season.
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NARA Description
On December 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-36
Date: December 24, 1971
Time: 5:32 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to John B. ConnallyAlso recorded on December 24, 1971
- 017-031 5:18 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Ralph H. Cake talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
- 017-032 5:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 5:20 pm to 5:22 pm.
- 017-033 5:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stewart J. O. Alsop talked on the telephone from 5:22 pm to 5:24 pm.
- 017-034 5:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone from 5:25 pm to 5:28 pm.
- 017-035 5:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Elliot L. Richardson talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:32 pm.
- 017-037 5:33 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 5:33 pm to 5:39 pm.
- 017-038 5:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Maurice H. Stans talked on the telephone from 5:40 pm to 5:42 pm.
- 017-039 5:43 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:43 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-036, December 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-036 (accessed October 12, 2026).