{"conversationCode":"018-086","tapeNumber":18,"conversationNumber":86,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-018-086","startDateTime":"1972-01-17T00:39:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-01-17T00:42:00.000Z","startDate":"16-Jan-1972","startTime":"7:39 PM","endDate":"16-Jan-1972","endTime":"7:42 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.;","description":"On January 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 7:39 pm to 7:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-086 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. 18-86\n\nDate: January 16, 1972\nTime: 7:39 pm - 7:42 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nJohn B. Connally talked with the President.\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/22/2017.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[018-086-w001]\n[Duration: 1m 47s]\n\n     Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl victory\n\n          -Balance of team in offense, defense, special teams\n                -Previous game with the Washington Redskins\n                      -Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins\n          -Strength of Dallas\n          -Coach Tom Landry\n          -Green Bay Packers\n          -Coach Tom Landry\n                -William F. (“Billy”) Graham\n                      -Opinion\n                -Fellowship of Christian Athletes\n\n     Texans\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n     The President’s schedule\n\n     The President's call to Coach Tom Landry\n          -Congratulations\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/22/2017.\nSegment cleared for release.]\n[Personal Returnable]\n[018-086-w002]\n[Duration: 18s]\n\n     Analysis of Super Bowl game\n          -Chuck Howley\n          -Offensive line, defensive line, quarterback\n          -Walt Garrison, Duane Thomas\n\n******************************************************************************\n\n     The President’s call to Landry","filename":["018-086.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:55:55","tapeEnd":"03:58:24","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Connally, John B."],"prevCode":"018-085","nextCode":"018-087","transcript":[{"start":111.2,"end":112.07,"text":"Yeah, I got back."},{"start":112.17,"end":114.89,"text":"Yeah, I'm working here now."},{"start":114.92,"end":117.12,"text":"I gave Landry a call."},{"start":117.14,"end":117.94,"text":"I told him."},{"start":117.97,"end":122.72,"text":"I told him I said it was the best all-around performance that probably had ever been done."},{"start":122.74,"end":123.64,"text":"Because, you know, there was..."},{"start":142.03,"end":145.6,"text":"Well, you were nice to call them."},{"start":145.62,"end":146.81,"text":"I'm sure they appreciated you."},{"start":146.83,"end":147.01,"text":"Well, OK."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and John B. Connally discussed the Dallas Cowboys' recent Super Bowl victory and their impressive all-around performance. The conversation centered on analyzing the team's strengths, including the contributions of Coach Tom Landry and specific players. Nixon confirmed that he had personally called Coach Landry to offer his congratulations on the win.","topics":["Dallas Cowboys","Super Bowl","Tom Landry","Football","John B. Connally"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T01:05:03.749Z"},"topicSlugs":["dallas-cowboys","super-bowl","tom-landry","football","john-b-connally"],"audioDurationSec":149,"audioFiles":[{"file":"018-086.mp3","bytes":3581700,"durationSec":149.17,"bitrate":192084,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:24.937Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/018-086.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-086","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/018/conversation-018-086","catalogNaId":417192265,"catalogUrl":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/417192265","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}