President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. This brief exchange served solely as a logistical request to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Secretary. No substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this connection attempt.
On January 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 3:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-044 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 19-44 Date: January 24, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:17 pm and 3:23 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 317-11] Request for a call to John B. Connally
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