Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 778 › Conversation 778-003

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on John B. Connally

Friday, September 15, 1972 · 8:36 AM–9:02 AM ET · Oval Office ·6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation778-003 onTape 778StartFriday, September 15, 1972 at 8:36 AMEndFriday, September 15, 1972 at 9:02 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 778-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a call to John B. Connally. This interaction served a purely administrative purpose to facilitate communication between the President and the former Treasury Secretary. No further policy discussions occurred during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On September 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:02 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 778-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 778-3

Date: September 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:36 am and 9:02 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

                                        (rev. Feb-24)

         Request for a call to John B. Connally

Also recorded on September 15, 1972

  • 778-001 8:36 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:02 am.
  • 778-002 8:36 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:02 am.
  • 778-004 8:36 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:02 am.
  • 778-005 8:36 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John B. Connally, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:58 am.
  • 778-006 10:01 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Walter P. McConaughy, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:01 am to 10:30 am.
  • 778-007 10:30 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:39 am.
  • 778-008 10:30 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:39 am.
  • 778-009 10:39 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:39 am to 10:40 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 778-003, September 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/778-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).