Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 30 › Conversation 030-046
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 1:00 PM–1:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The interaction serves as a brief logistical bridge to connect the President with his political advisor. No substantive policy discussions occur during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 030-046 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 30-46
Date: October 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 355-7]
Request for a call to John B. ConnallyAlso recorded on October 3, 1972
- 030-044 12:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 355-001 12:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 355-002 12:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 030-045 12:59 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 355-004 12:59 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 355-005 1:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.
- 355-006 1:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.
- 355-007 1:00 PM · 9 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 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 030-046, October 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/030-046 (accessed October 1, 2026).