{"conversationCode":"018-029","tapeNumber":18,"conversationNumber":29,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-018-029","startDateTime":"1972-01-10T15:49:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-01-10T15:50:00.000Z","startDate":"10-Jan-1972","startTime":"10:49 AM","endDate":"10-Jan-1972","endTime":"10:50 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, Idanell (Brill) (Nellie);","description":"On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Idanell (\"Nellie\") (Brill) Connally talked on the telephone from 10:49 am to 10:50 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-029 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":3,"chronRelease":"Third Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"28-Feb-2002","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 18-29\n\nDate: January 10, 1972\nTime: 10:49 am - 10:50 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Idanell B. (“Nellie”) Connally.\n\n[See Conversation No. 644-7B]\n\n     The President's birthday\n          -Gift\n                -Rose Mary Woods\n                      -Photograph of San Clemente by unknown person\n\n     Letter from the President to the Connallys\n\n     Future social event in the spring\n\n     Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon\n          -Trip to Africa\n                -Television appearance","filename":["018-029.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:04:18","tapeEnd":"01:05:18","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Connally, Idanell (Brill) (Nellie)"],"prevCode":"018-028","nextCode":"018-030","transcript":[{"start":0.03,"end":2.27,"text":"Hello."},{"start":2.58,"end":4.8,"text":"Mrs. Connolly, Mr. President."},{"start":4.82,"end":4.94,"text":"Hello."},{"start":4.96,"end":5.34,"text":"Mr. President?"},{"start":5.36,"end":5.84,"text":"Hi, how are you?"},{"start":5.86,"end":6.48,"text":"Well, I'm fine."},{"start":6.5,"end":24.09,"text":"I thought you should know that you must have a sixth sense, because when I opened your birthday present, Rose had given me a photograph, a colored photograph of San Clemente that had been taken by a friend of hers who had been down there, and it was framed, and it fitted perfectly in the stand."},{"start":24.21,"end":25.35,"text":"How wonderful."},{"start":25.37,"end":25.95,"text":"So I..."},{"start":25.93,"end":28.24,"text":"So we put it in our room, and we're all set."},{"start":28.38,"end":32.16,"text":"I want to tell you that we enjoyed our day with you so very much."},{"start":33.06,"end":33.77,"text":"Wait a minute."},{"start":33.83,"end":41.08,"text":"While I have you, I want to tell you, too, that the sweetest letter I believe I ever had was the one you sent down with John on our anniversary."},{"start":41.1,"end":46.46,"text":"Well, I knew what a hard time you've been having, and I figured maybe give you a little lift."},{"start":46.48,"end":50.73,"text":"Well, you're a very thoughtful man, and you're also fun, and I appreciate it."},{"start":50.75,"end":53.13,"text":"Well, anyway, we'll look forward to that party in the spring."},{"start":53.15,"end":55.2,"text":"All right, and tell Ms. Nixon we're happy she's back."},{"start":55.22,"end":55.54,"text":"She looks great."},{"start":55.52,"end":58.07,"text":"Beautiful on television tonight."},{"start":58.09,"end":59.1,"text":"Okay, thank you."},{"start":59.52,"end":59.6,"text":"Bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Nellie Connally engaged in a brief, cordial exchange to discuss personal matters following the President’s birthday. The conversation centered on the Connallys' gift of a San Clemente photograph and an expression of gratitude for a thoughtful anniversary letter sent by the President. They concluded the call by discussing future social plans and commending First Lady Pat Nixon’s recent television appearance regarding her trip to Africa.","topics":["Nixon birthday","Connally family","Pat Nixon","San Clemente","Social correspondence"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T00:59:45.990Z"},"topicSlugs":["nixon-birthday","connally-family","pat-nixon","san-clemente","social-correspondence"],"audioDurationSec":61,"audioFiles":[{"file":"018-029.mp3","bytes":1460766,"durationSec":60.81,"bitrate":192190,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:24.937Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/018-029.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-029","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/018/conversation-018-029","catalogNaId":417192151,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417192151","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}