Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-032

Nixon phone call with Connally on George A. Lincoln

Tuesday, April 13, 1971 · 4:25 PM–4:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Connally, John B.Conversation042-032 on Tape 42 (tape position 00:32:19–00:32:40)StartTuesday, April 13, 1971 at 4:25 PMEndTuesday, April 13, 1971 at 4:40 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 042-032 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally coordinated a forthcoming telephone call to General George A. Lincoln. The discussion focused on establishing clear instructions for Lincoln regarding an unspecified matter, with the President ensuring Connally understood the necessary briefing points. The primary objective was to align their positions before initiating the conversation with the General.

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General Lincoln, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.
I said, I'll hand you the phone as soon as I tell him.
You just tell him what?
Because I talked to him on the phone this morning, and I don't know anything about it, but I said what he was doing.
But I want him to know exactly what to do.
It may be to harden...

NARA Description

On April 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:25 pm and 4:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-032 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 42-32

Date: April 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:25 pm and 4:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator; the President and John B. Connally can be
heard in the background.

[See Conversation No. 247-4C]

     Call to Gen. George A. Lincoln

[The President conferred with Connally at an unknown time between 3:54 pm and 4:40 pm]

     Forthcoming call to Lincoln
          -Clifford M. Hardin

Also recorded on April 13, 1971

  • 042-030 3:04 PM · 52 sec — George P. Shultz, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Julius Shiskin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:38 pm.
  • 042-031 3:53 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 3:53 pm to 3:54 pm.
  • 042-033 4:40 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gen. George A. Lincoln, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 4:40 pm to 4:47 pm.
  • 042-034 6:00 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 6:01 pm.
  • 042-035 6:00 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:00 pm to 6:01 pm.
  • 247-005 6:00 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:00 pm.
  • 247-006 6:00 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:00 pm to 6:01 pm.
  • 247-007 6:01 PM · 12 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 6:01 pm and 6:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 042-032, April 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-032 (accessed October 1, 2026).