President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. This brief exchange serves as a standard administrative directive to connect the President with a key cabinet official. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief request.
On January 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 2:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 19-9 Date: January 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:15 pm and 2:29 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 315-15] Request for a call to John B. Connally
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