President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Idanell “Nellie” Connally, the wife of Treasury Secretary John Connally. This brief exchange served as a logistical request to facilitate direct communication with Mrs. Connally. No further substantive discussions occurred during this specific interaction.
On January 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:35 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-158 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 19-158 Date: January 29, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:24 am and 8:35 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 660-2] Request for a call to Idanell B. (“Nellie”) Connally
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