Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 264 › Conversation 264-011
Nixon & Connally on Economic policy and Treasury Department
Wednesday, July 21, 1971 · 2:39 PM–2:42 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon and Treasury Secretary John Connally held a brief coordination meeting to discuss ongoing economic policy strategies. The participants touched upon the necessity of securing funding and evaluated the potential impact of pending economic developments. The conversation served as a preliminary check-in to ensure alignment on forthcoming financial maneuvers.
- Economic policy
- Treasury Department
- Funding
- Fiscal strategy
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NARA Description
On July 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:39 pm to 2:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 264-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 264-011 Date: July 21, 1971 Time: 2:39 pm - 2:42 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with John B. Connally. [See Conversation No. 6-172]
Also recorded on July 21, 1971
- 006-172 2:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 2:39 pm to 2:42 pm.
- 006-173 2:43 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Haakon I. Romnes talked on the telephone from 2:43 pm to 2:47 pm.
- 264-012 2:43 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Haakon I. Romnes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:43 pm to 2:47 pm.
- 006-174 2:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:53 pm.
- 264-013 2:47 PM · 10 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 2:47 pm and 2:51 pm.
- 264-014 2:47 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:51 pm.
- 541-002 2:52 PM · 2 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Willie J. Usery, Jr., Stephen B. Bull, Stephen B. Bull, John B. Connally, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, Charles W. Colson, George H. Mahon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:52 pm and 5:04 pm.
- 541-001 2:53 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Miss Lund (secretary to J. Curtis Counts) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:53 pm to 2:54 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 264-011, July 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/264-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).