President Nixon consulted with George P. Shultz regarding the status of ongoing financial or political negotiations before deciding to contact Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. The President expressed a desire to clarify the current situation, prompting an immediate request for the operator to connect him with Connally. This exchange reflects the administration's urgent efforts to coordinate economic policy and strategy at the highest levels.
On November 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:42 pm and 5:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-118 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 15-118 Date: November 23, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:42 pm and 5:44 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator; the President conferred with George P. Shultz before the conversation begins. [See also Conversation No. 623-24C] Request for a call to John B. Connally
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