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

Nixon & Connally on White House social events

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 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417185305 ↗

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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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.

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]

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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.
  • 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.

Conversation 296-003, November 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185305). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/296-003 (accessed November 15, 2026).