Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 296 › Conversation 296-003

Nixon & Connally on White House social events and Time management

Sunday, November 14, 1971 · 1:18 PM–1:19 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 46 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.Conversation296-003 on Tape 296 (tape position 00:03:04–00:03:49)StartSunday, November 14, 1971 at 1:18 PMEndSunday, November 14, 1971 at 1:19 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 296-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon and John B. Connally coordinated their schedules to facilitate a series of meetings and social engagements. The discussion focused on establishing specific times for briefings or consultations throughout the evening, while also incorporating plans for dinner and a movie. The exchange served primarily as a logistical update to ensure their professional and personal calendars aligned for the remainder of the day.

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So I thought maybe I'd just check and see when we came down.
But at 5 o'clock, if we are able to do, we get together at 5, maybe, here at the UOB.
And then at 6.30, I thought we could have about an hour and a half, another two.
6.30, and Nellie would come over, and then we'd pass and do another hour and a half dinner.
And Julie's here.
She told me that we wanted to have a movie.
So here.
See, we may have to do a movie, too.
You know, because I know it's going to be hard to get back to sleep.
Is that all right?
630 Herway, 10-5 across that one.
Yes, and then Johnson said you had called, so I was glad to hear that.
Good, good.
Okay.

NARA Description

On November 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:18 pm to 1:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 296-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 296-3

Date: November 14, 1971
Time: 1:18 pm - 1:19 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with John B. Connally

[See Conversation No. 14-87]

Also recorded on November 14, 1971

  • 014-087 1:18 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 1:18 pm to 1:19 pm.
  • 296-004 1:19 PM · 18 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 296-005 1:19 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 296-006 1:19 PM · 43 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 296-007 1:19 PM · 9 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 296-008 1:19 PM · 7 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 296-009 1:19 PM · 12 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 296-010 1:19 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 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 296-003, November 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/296-003 (accessed October 1, 2026).