President Nixon initiates a call to Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally through the White House operator. This brief administrative interaction serves as the bridge to facilitate a direct policy discussion between the President and the Secretary. No further deliberation occurs during this connection phase.
On January 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 3:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-103 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 18-103 Date: January 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:40 pm and 3:28 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 650-13A] Request for a call to John B. Connally
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