President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to former Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. The interaction serves as a brief logistical request to initiate a direct line of communication between the President and Connally. No further substantive discussion occurs during this short administrative exchange.
On May 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-161 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-161 Date: May 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:25 pm and 3:49 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 339-30A] Request for a call to John B. Connally
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