Conversation 008-008

TapeTape 8StartMonday, August 16, 1971 at 8:08 PMEndMonday, August 16, 1971 at 8:08 PMTape start time00:08:07Tape end time00:10:16ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to initiate a high-level consultation. This call was part of the administration's ongoing financial maneuvering during the August 1971 economic policy shift.

John B. ConnallyWhite House communicationsEconomic policyPresidential scheduling

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NARA Description

On August 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 8-8

Date: August 16, 1971
Time: 8:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with with the White House operator.

     Request for call to John B. Connally

Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Dr. Connolly, please.

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