President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to Idanell “Nellie” Connally, the wife of Treasury Secretary John Connally. The brief interaction focused solely on facilitating this connection. No substantive policy discussions or major administrative developments occurred during this brief exchange.
On August 16, 1971, 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 3:40 pm and 3:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 274-18
Date: August 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:40 pm and 3:47 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Idanell (“Nellie”) ConnallyNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.