President Nixon and Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally held a brief one-minute meeting in the Oval Office. Although no transcript exists for this encounter, it occurred during a period of intense economic policy discussions regarding the Nixon shock and subsequent domestic fiscal measures. The brevity of the meeting suggests it served as a logistical check-in or a quick consultation on administrative priorities.
On October 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 585-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 585-14 Date: October 5, 1971 Time: 5:18 pm - 5:19 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with John B. Connally. [See Conversation No. 10-46]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.