Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 19 › Conversation 019-115

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally

Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 4:20 PM ET · White House Telephone ·17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation019-115 onTape 19StartWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 4:20 PMEndWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 4:20 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-115 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to facilitate telephone calls with Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally and Office of Management and Budget Director George P. Shultz. The President specifically requested that Connally not be interrupted if he was currently in a meeting, but prioritized reaching both men for subsequent consultations. This exchange reflects Nixon's routine coordination of high-level administrative communication regarding economic policy.

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Secretary Connolly, operator, be sure if he's in a meeting, don't take him out.
But when it's convenient, I'd like to take a call from him.
All right, fine.
And then will you also get Mr. Schultz on the line for me?
Yes, certainly.

NARA Description

On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-115 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-115

Date: January 26, 1972
Time: 4:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 318-4]

     Request for calls to John B. Connally and George P. Shultz

Also recorded on January 26, 1972

  • 019-116 4:20 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:20 pm to 4:21 pm.
  • 318-004 4:20 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:20 pm.
  • 318-005 4:20 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:20 pm to 4:21 pm.
  • 019-117 4:21 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:21 pm and 4:23 pm.
  • 318-006 4:21 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 4:21 pm and 4:23 pm.
  • 019-118 4:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George W. Romney, and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:23 pm to 4:24 pm.
  • 318-007 4:23 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George W. Romney, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, White House operator, Peter M. Flanigan, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:23 pm to 5:01 pm.
  • 019-119 4:36 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 4:36 pm to 4:42 pm.

All 102 conversations from January 26, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-115, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-115 (accessed September 18, 2026).