Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-031
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 10:52 PM–11:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. This administrative interaction served as a formal request to initiate direct communication with Connally. No further substantive discussion occurred during this brief connection before the operator proceeded with the request.
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NARA Description
On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-31
Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 336-69R]
Request for a call to John B. ConnallyAlso recorded on May 9, 1972
- 024-028 10:47 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany talked on the telephone from 10:47 pm to 10:48 pm.
- 024-029 10:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Edward R. F. Cox talked on the telephone from 10:49 pm to 10:52 pm.
- 024-030 10:52 PM · 8 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
- 024-032 10:52 PM · 20 sec — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
- 024-033 10:52 PM · 4 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
- 024-034 10:52 PM · 4 min — Charles W. Colson and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
- 024-035 10:52 PM · 53 sec — Charles W. Colson and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
- 024-036 10:52 PM · 23 sec — Lawrence M. Higby and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-031, May 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-031 (accessed October 9, 2026).