{"conversationCode":"019-165","tapeNumber":19,"conversationNumber":165,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-019-165","startDateTime":"1972-01-29T15:47:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-01-29T16:44:00.000Z","startDate":"29-Jan-1972","startTime":"10:47 AM","endDate":"29-Jan-1972","endTime":"11:44 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\"); Connally, Idanell (Brill) (Nellie);","description":"On January 29, 1972, H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon H. R. (\"Bob\") Haldeman and Idanell (\"Nellie\") (Brill) Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:47 am and 11:44 am. 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(“Nellie”) Connally.\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n**********************************************************************\n\n     John B. Connally's health\n\n     The President's schedule\n          -John and Mrs. Connally\n               -Camp David\n\n     The President\n          -Return call from Connallys","filename":["019-165.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","White House operator","Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Haldeman, H. R. (\"Bob\")","Connally, Idanell (Brill) (Nellie)"],"prevCode":"019-164","nextCode":"019-166","transcript":[{"start":2.93,"end":3.6,"text":"Peace."},{"start":69.13,"end":70.64,"text":"He's tolerable."},{"start":70.66,"end":71.36,"text":"Is he getting better?"},{"start":71.68,"end":71.94,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":72.36,"end":72.82,"text":"Uh-huh."},{"start":72.84,"end":73.14,"text":"Good."},{"start":73.16,"end":74.28,"text":"The president asked me to call."},{"start":74.32,"end":82.45,"text":"He's going to be able to get away and is heading on up to Camp David and wondered if it would be good for John to go on up."},{"start":82.47,"end":85.93,"text":"And, you know, would love to have the two of you come up if it worked out."},{"start":86.19,"end":87.73,"text":"Well, that's a very sweet thing."},{"start":87.75,"end":88.8,"text":"Let me check with John."},{"start":88.92,"end":90.72,"text":"I think he probably is just going to stay in."},{"start":91.24,"end":93.96,"text":"And that would probably be the best thing that could happen, don't you?"},{"start":93.94,"end":95.6,"text":"Whatever you think."},{"start":95.8,"end":96.81,"text":"Can we call you back?"},{"start":96.87,"end":97.07,"text":"Sure."},{"start":97.09,"end":103.36,"text":"The president just thought that it might be nice to get up there and a little change of scene and all."},{"start":103.38,"end":105.28,"text":"He's just a nice guy, isn't he?"},{"start":105.48,"end":106.48,"text":"He sure is."},{"start":106.5,"end":107.22,"text":"He sure is."},{"start":107.34,"end":110.07,"text":"Well, tell him thank you very much, and we'll call back in just a few minutes."},{"start":110.09,"end":110.91,"text":"I'll talk to John."},{"start":110.93,"end":111.75,"text":"Okay, good."},{"start":111.77,"end":112.09,"text":"Thank you."},{"start":112.38,"end":112.45,"text":"Bye."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"H. R. Haldeman contacts Nellie Connally on behalf of President Nixon to extend an invitation for John and Nellie Connally to join the President at Camp David for a change of pace. The discussion focuses on checking the recovery status of John Connally's health to determine if he is well enough to travel. Mrs. Connally agrees to consult with her husband and promises a return call to confirm whether they will accept the invitation.","topics":["John Connally","Camp David","Presidential invitation","White House staff"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T01:50:10.983Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-connally","camp-david","presidential-invitation","white-house-staff"],"audioDurationSec":114,"audioFiles":[{"file":"019-165.mp3","bytes":2727809,"durationSec":113.6,"bitrate":192107,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:24.938Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/019-165.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-165","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/19/conversation-019-165","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}