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Nixon & Connally on University of Texas and Awards and Honors

Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 9:36 AM–9:40 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, Idanell (Brill) (Nellie)Conversation368-029 on Tape 368StartThursday, October 19, 1972 at 9:36 AMEndThursday, October 19, 1972 at 9:40 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 368-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Nellie Connally met briefly to discuss her upcoming receipt of an award from the University of Texas Council. Nixon congratulated Connally on the recognition, noting that she was following Lady Bird Johnson as a recipient. The conversation served primarily as a personal interaction to acknowledge this honor and clarify the timing of the award ceremony.

  • Nellie Connally
  • University of Texas
  • Awards and Honors
  • Social Correspondence

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Well, how are you?
Fine.
How are you?
Which, where, where, where'd I find you?
Uh, you know, you got moved?
Yeah, what did it matter?
What was the most horrible experience?
Uh, we've been through it a few times, and I know that Jeff said it, and, uh, he's done the talking, and I knew over a thousand times that Jeff mentioned we were close to making it through, so...
I heard all about that place.
What I just told them, congratulations, you are getting the award at the University of Texas Council.
The only other one that got it was the Lady Bird Council.
So, yeah.
Well, I, I, my intent is we should have done the first one together, but that's, that's, that's, no, no, we've got some here, but I'm glad.
Is that going to be today or tomorrow?
Tomorrow.
Right.

NARA Description

On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:36 am to 9:40 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 368-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 368-29

Date: October 19, 1972
Time: 9:36 am - 9:40 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Idanell (Brill) (“Nellie”) Connally.

[See Conversation No. 31-138; one item has been withdrawn]

Also recorded on October 19, 1972

  • 031-137 9:08 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:36 am.
  • 368-026 9:08 AM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:36 am.
  • 031-138 9:36 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally talked on the telephone from 9:36 am to 9:40 am.
  • 368-030 9:40 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 10:34 am.
  • 368-031 9:40 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 10:34 am.
  • 368-032 9:40 AM · 23 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 9:40 am and 10:34 am.
  • 368-033 9:40 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 10:34 am.
  • 368-035 9:40 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 10:30 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 368-029, October 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/368-029 (accessed September 24, 2026).