Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 318 › Conversation 318-004

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on John Connally

Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 4:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation318-004 onTape 318 (tape position 00:51:06–00:51:30)StartWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 4:20 PMEndWednesday, January 26, 1972 at 4:20 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 318-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to contact Secretary of the Treasury John Connally immediately. He emphasizes that if Connally is occupied in a meeting, he must be interrupted to take the call. This request highlights the urgent priority Nixon placed on communicating with his Treasury Secretary during this period.

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Secretary Connolly, an operator, be sure if he's in a meeting to take him out, but he also needs to be shown to the line.

NARA Description

On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 318-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 318-4

Date: January 26, 1972
Time: 4:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 19-115]

Also recorded on January 26, 1972

  • 019-115 4:20 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:20 pm.
  • 019-116 4:20 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:20 pm to 4:21 pm.
  • 318-005 4:20 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:20 pm to 4:21 pm.
  • 019-117 4:21 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:21 pm and 4:23 pm.
  • 318-006 4:21 PM · 9 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 4:21 pm and 4:23 pm.
  • 019-118 4:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George W. Romney, and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:23 pm to 4:24 pm.
  • 318-007 4:23 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George W. Romney, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, White House operator, Peter M. Flanigan, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:23 pm to 5:01 pm.
  • 019-119 4:36 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 4:36 pm to 4:42 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 318-004, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/318-004 (accessed September 18, 2026).