Conversation 023-155

On May 4, 1972, the White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-155 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 23-155

Date: May 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:04 and 3:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 334-44C]

     Request for a call to John B. Connally

Haldeman conferred with the President and Henry A. Kissinger at an unknown time.

[See Conversation No. 334-44C]

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[End of conferral]

The White House operator talked with Haldeman.

     Status of call to Connally
          -Long distance call

Haldeman conferred with the President and Kissinger.

[See Conversation No. 334-44C]
[End of conferral]

Haldeman talked with Connally at an unknown time.

     Connally's meeting with the President

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Yes, please.
Secretary Conley, please, for Haldeman.
Yes.
I don't know whether I could be more of a way until tomorrow morning.
All right, fine.
I said that way.
How do you go to New York?
So, you know, whether you're all right, you can go at 530.
You know, it's that late.
You know, 530, you ought to be late.
Well, I just didn't want to be important.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know if you ever talked to your history before.
The way he loved her down the street.
Tell them that.
I told them to use that term.
Listen, fucking Abrams, at least his retin-up military history know what Verdun was about.
He knows the German and the French, the Frenchmen, Pétain and Buckingham, I mean.
The German was right and the Frenchman was right.
And the Germans lost the war.
He was a great gentleman.
Hello, John.
Yes, sir.
President wondered if you could come over to talk for a few minutes.
Yes, sir.
He's in the EOB office.
Yes, sir.
Right now.
Okay.