President Nixon consulted with the White House operator regarding a scheduling request initiated by H. R. Haldeman. The primary purpose of the brief communication was to facilitate a requested telephone conversation between the President and John B. Connally. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief administrative exchange.
On March 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:07 pm and 7:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-080 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-80
Date: March 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:07 pm and 7:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
John B. Connally
-Request to talk with the President
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s request to White House operatorNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.