Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-087
Nixon, Haldeman & Connally on Diplomatic meetings
Monday, January 17, 1972 · 11:24 AM–11:30 AM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman coordinates with John B. Connally to schedule a meeting with President Nixon for that afternoon. Connally expresses flexibility in his schedule, offering to postpone or cancel existing internal appointments, including a courtesy call with the Yugoslav ambassador. The two finalize the meeting time for 4:00 p.m. at the President’s convenience.
- Scheduling
- John B. Connally
- White House Operations
- Diplomatic meetings
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NARA Description
On January 17, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:30 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-087 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 18-87
Date: January 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:24 am and 11:30 am
Location: White House Telephone
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 648-4B]
Request for a call to John B. Connally
[Haldeman conferred with the President.]
Schedule
-Camp David
[End of conferral]
Haldeman talked with Connally.
Meeting with the President in the afternoon
Connally's schedule
-Time
-Yugoslav AmbassadorAlso recorded on January 17, 1972
- 648-004 9:48 AM · 3 hr 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), White House operator, John B. Connally, Henry A. Kissinger, H. G. Wells, Robert S. Ingersoll, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:48 am to 1:23 pm.
- 648-005 1:23 PM · 19 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 3:45 pm.
- 018-088 1:25 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 315-001 1:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 315-002 1:25 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 315-003 1:25 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 315-009 1:40 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm.
- 315-010 1:40 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:43 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 018-087, January 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-087 (accessed September 30, 2026).