Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-011

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on John B. Connally and William F. Graham

Monday, January 31, 1972 · 7:26 PM–7:27 PM ET · White House Telephone · 54 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation020-011 on Tape 20 (tape position 00:13:55–00:14:49)StartMonday, January 31, 1972 at 7:26 PMEndMonday, January 31, 1972 at 7:27 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 020-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinate the scheduling of upcoming meetings to accommodate the busy calendars of key visitors. They finalize plans for John B. Connally’s visit, ensuring it aligns with his congressional testimony requirements, and arrange for Billy Graham and the Apollo astronauts to visit the following day. The brief exchange confirms that these adjustments were already underway to ensure maximum convenience for all parties involved.

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Yeah.
Yes, sir.
I see Connolly on the schedule for 10 tomorrow.
Is that his request, my request?
No, that was the weekly meeting, but it's changed, if at all, to tomorrow afternoon anyway.
Yeah.
Because he's got to go back up.
Yep.
Okay, fine.
And get Graham in.
Yep.
Or after the... We'll get him as soon as he can get...
over, you know, after the reference.
And then we'll catch the Apollo guys at 11.30.
The Connolly thing was good.
Connolly would just keep on.
Yeah, whenever it's convenient for him.
4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
At his convenience.
Right.
Good.
I just wanted to be sure that we didn't... No, no, no.
We've shifted that already.
Okay.

NARA Description

On January 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:26 pm to 7:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 20-11

Date: January 31, 1972
Time: 7:26 pm - 7:27 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

     President's schedule
           -John B. Connally visit
                 -Timing
                      -Congressional testimony
          -William F. (“Billy”) Graham visit
                 -Prayer breakfast
                 -Apollo astronauts visit
                 -Connally visit

Also recorded on February 1, 1972

  • 020-012 7:44 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:44 pm.
  • 020-013 8:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:00 pm to 8:04 pm.
  • 020-014 9:21 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:21 pm and 9:49 pm.
  • 662-001 9:33 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:33 am to 9:35 am.
  • 662-002 9:39 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:39 am to 9:45 am.
  • 662-003 9:45 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 10:03 am.
  • 662-004 10:03 AM · 1 hr 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:03 am to 11:37 am.
  • 662-005 11:39 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:39 am to 11:52 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 020-011, February 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).