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
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. This brief exchange served solely as a logistical request to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Secretary. No substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this connection attempt.
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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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. ConnallyAlso recorded on January 24, 1972
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 019-044, January 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-044 (accessed September 26, 2026).