President Nixon requested a telephone connection to Leonard Garment while receiving a status update from the White House operator regarding John Connally. The operator informed the President that Connally was currently located on an island off the coast of Texas and reachable only via radio. Nixon declined a radio-based connection, deciding instead to wait until the following evening to communicate with Connally via a standard telephone line.
On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 11:57 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-087 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 33-87
Date: November 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:55 am and 11:57 am
Location: White House Telephone
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
Tape Subject Log
(rev. June-07)
Conversation No. 33-87 (cont’d)
The White House operator talked with the President.
Call to Leonard Garment
John B. Connally
-Location
-Texas
-Telephone call
-RadioThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.