Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-139
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Wednesday, May 3, 1972 · 3:35 PM–3:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to John B. Connally. This brief administrative exchange serves as a procedural step to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and the former Treasury Secretary. No further substantive discussion occurs during this interaction.
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NARA Description
On May 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-139 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 23-139
Date: May 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:35 and 3:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 335-18]
Request for a call to John B. ConnallyAlso recorded on May 3, 1972
- 335-018 3:34 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 3:43 pm.
- 023-140 3:43 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 3:43 pm to 3:46 pm.
- 335-019 3:43 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:46 pm.
- 023-141 3:48 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:48 pm.
- 023-142 3:48 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 3:49 pm.
- 335-020 3:48 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:48 pm.
- 335-021 3:48 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 3:49 pm.
- 023-143 3:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Warren E. Burger talked on the telephone from 3:49 pm to 3:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-139, May 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-139 (accessed October 10, 2026).