Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-044

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

Monday, January 24, 1972 · 3:17 PM–3:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation019-044 on Tape 19StartMonday, January 24, 1972 at 3:17 PMEndMonday, January 24, 1972 at 3:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-044 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417192407 ↗

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On January 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 3:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-044 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 19-44

Date: January 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:17 pm and 3:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 317-11]

     Request for a call to John B. Connally

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Yes, please.
Secretary Conlon.
Thank you.
  • 019-043 3:08 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire talked on the telephone from 3:08 pm to 3:09 pm.
  • 317-008 3:08 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:08 pm to 3:09 pm.
  • 317-009 3:09 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:15 pm.
  • 317-010 3:15 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:15 pm to 3:17 pm.
  • 317-011 3:17 PM · 4 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 3:17 pm and 3:23 pm.
  • 019-045 3:23 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 3:23 pm to 3:29 pm.
  • 317-012 3:23 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:23 pm to 3:29 pm.
  • 019-046 3:29 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:29 pm and 3:32 pm.

Conversation 019-044, January 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192407). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-044 (accessed November 11, 2026).