President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to John B. Connally. This brief exchange served as a logistical request to establish communication between the President and the Treasury Secretary. No further policy discussions occurred during this brief administrative interaction.
On March 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-117 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-117 Date: March 20, 1972 Time: Unknown between 5:30 pm and 5:56 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 324-12B] Request for a call to John B. Connally
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.