Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-080

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally

Tuesday, March 14, 1972 · 7:07 PM–7:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation021-080 on Tape 21 (tape position 03:04:59–03:05:12)StartTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 7:07 PMEndTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 7:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 021-080 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 646310160 ↗

A 13-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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Position in tape (archivists' log): 03:04:59 – 03:05:12

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NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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 operator

Transcript (AI-generated)

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NixonYeah.
OperatorMr. President, Mr. Haldeman told me to call your attention Secretary Connally would like to speak to you, sir.
NixonAll right.
OperatorMay I get him?
NixonYeah.
OperatorAll right, sir.

Also recorded on March 14, 1972

  • 021-074 7:00 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig S. Campbell talked on the telephone from 7:00 pm to 7:02 pm.
  • 021-075 7:03 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig S. Campbell talked on the telephone from 7:03 pm to 7:04 pm.
  • 021-076 7:04 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:04 pm and 7:05 pm.
  • 021-077 7:05 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig S. Campbell talked on the telephone from 7:05 pm to 7:06 pm.
  • 021-078 7:06 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:06 pm.
  • 021-079 7:06 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 7:06 pm to 7:07 pm.
  • 021-081 7:10 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 7:10 pm to 7:19 pm.
  • 021-082 7:19 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 021-080, March 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646310160). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-080 (accessed October 31, 2026).