Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-028

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Nellie Connally

Monday, January 10, 1972 · 10:47 AM–10:49 AM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation018-028 on Tape 18 (tape position 01:04:12–01:04:18)StartMonday, January 10, 1972 at 10:47 AMEndMonday, January 10, 1972 at 10:49 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 018-028 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a direct phone call to Idanell B. “Nellie” Connally. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to facilitate communication with Mrs. Connally. No further policy or administrative matters were discussed during this short interaction.

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Mrs. Connolly, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:47 am and 10:49 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 18-28

Date: January 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:47 am and 10:49 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 644-7A]

     Request for a call to Idanell B. (“Nellie”) Connally

Also recorded on January 10, 1972

  • 018-026 9:46 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 10:22 am.
  • 644-002 9:46 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 10:22 am.
  • 644-005 10:22 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Charles B. Rangel met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:22 am to 10:37 am.
  • 018-027 10:23 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:23 am to 10:24 am.
  • 644-006 10:37 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:37 am to 10:38 am.
  • 644-007 10:38 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Gerald R. Warren, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:38 am and 11:30 am.
  • 018-029 10:49 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally talked on the telephone from 10:49 am to 10:50 am.
  • 644-017 10:50 AM · 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, Arthur A. Fletcher, Robert J. Brown, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Carthur L. M. Drake, Stanley S. Scott, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:52 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 018-028, January 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-028 (accessed October 12, 2026).