Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-140
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Thursday, June 7, 1973 · 7:33 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. This interaction served solely as a logistical request to connect with Connally for a private discussion. No further policy or administrative actions were conducted during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 7, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-140 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 39-140
Date: June 7, 1973
Time: 7:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for telephone call to John B. ConnallyAlso recorded on June 7, 1973
- 934-015 6:11 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:11 pm to 6:27 pm.
- 934-016 6:27 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:27 pm and 6:29 pm.
- 039-137 7:20 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:20 pm and 7:26 pm.
- 039-138 7:26 PM · 2 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 7:26 pm to 7:29 pm.
- 039-139 7:30 PM · 3 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 7:30 pm to 7:33 pm.
- 039-141 7:33 PM · 8 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 7:33 pm to 7:41 pm.
- 039-142 7:41 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:41 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 039-143 7:46 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:46 pm to 7:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 039-140, June 7, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-140 (accessed October 12, 2026).