Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-109
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Monday, February 28, 1972 · 11:11 PM–11:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The brief exchange served solely as an administrative directive to connect the President with his Cabinet member late in the evening. No substantive policy matters or further discussions were recorded during this connection attempt.
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NARA Description
On February 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:11 pm to 11:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-109 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 20-109
Date: February 28, 1972
Time: 11:11 pm - 11:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to John B. ConnallyAlso recorded on February 29, 1972
- 020-106 10:52 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:52 pm to 11:00 pm.
- 020-107 11:00 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:00 pm and 11:05 pm.
- 020-108 11:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 11:05 pm to 11:11 pm.
- 020-110 11:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 11:12 pm to 11:15 pm.
- 020-111 11:15 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:15 pm and 11:22 pm.
- 020-112 11:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:22 pm to 11:25 pm.
- 020-113 11:25 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:25 pm and 11:28 pm.
- 020-114 11:28 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 11:28 pm to 11:29 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 020-109, February 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-109 (accessed October 12, 2026).