Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-055

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

Monday, January 24, 1972 · 5:18 PM–5:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation019-055 on Tape 19StartMonday, January 24, 1972 at 5:18 PMEndMonday, January 24, 1972 at 5:47 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-055 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The interaction serves as a brief administrative coordination to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Secretary. No further policy discussions or substantive matters were recorded during this brief exchange.

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Can I get Secretary Conley, please?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On January 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:18 pm and 5:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-055 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-55

Date: January 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:18 pm and 5:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 654-1B]

     Request for a call to John B. Connally

Also recorded on January 24, 1972

  • 019-052 4:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:20 pm and 4:27 pm.
  • 019-053 4:27 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 4:27 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 317-017 4:27 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:27 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 317-018 4:55 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:55 pm.
  • 654-001 4:55 PM · 1 hr 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, William S. White, unknown person(s), Peter M. Flanigan, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 6:09 pm.
  • 019-054 4:59 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William S. White talked on the telephone from 4:59 pm to 5:02 pm.
  • 019-056 5:47 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:47 pm.
  • 654-002 6:10 PM · 38 sec — United States Secret Service agents, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-055, 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/019-055 (accessed October 6, 2026).