President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. This administrative interaction served as a formal request to initiate direct communication with Connally. No further substantive discussion occurred during this brief connection before the operator proceeded with the request.
On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-31 Date: May 8, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 336-69R] Request for a call to John B. Connally
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