Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-056

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

Monday, January 24, 1972 · 5:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation019-056 on Tape 19StartMonday, January 24, 1972 at 5:47 PMEndMonday, January 24, 1972 at 5:47 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-056 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of Secretary John B. Connally. Upon learning that Connally had departed for his residence, Nixon requested that the Secretary return his call once he arrived home. This brief exchange served to facilitate a follow-up communication between the President and the Secretary.

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Secretary Conway left for home.
Could I have him call you when he arrives?
Yeah, he could call me when he arrives.
All right, thank you.

NARA Description

On January 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-056 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-56

Date: January 24, 1972
Time: 5:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 654-1C]

     John B. Connally's location

Also recorded on January 24, 1972

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  • 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.
  • 019-055 5:18 PM · 8 sec — 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.
  • 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 019-056, 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/019-056 (accessed October 6, 2026).