Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-112

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally

Sunday, January 16, 1972 · 6:59 PM–7:39 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation018-112 on Tape 18 (tape position 03:55:46–03:55:55)StartSunday, January 16, 1972 at 6:59 PMEndSunday, January 16, 1972 at 7:39 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 018-112 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417192317 ↗

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On January 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:59 pm and 7:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-112 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 18-112

Date: January 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:59 pm and 7:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator called the President.

     Call from John B. Connally

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Hello.
Mr. President, Roger Breen wrote back.
Secretary Connolly called you.
Thank you, sir.
  • 018-086 7:39 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 7:39 pm to 7:42 pm.

Conversation 018-112, January 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192317). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-112 (accessed November 8, 2026).