Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-047
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Nellie Connally
Tuesday, May 9, 1972 · 11:41 AM–11:50 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a call through the White House operator to reach Idanell “Nellie” Connally, the wife of former Treasury Secretary John Connally. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge for the President to establish personal communication with the Connally family. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief connection attempt.
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NARA Description
On May 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:41 am and 11:50 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-47
Date: May 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:41 am and 11:50 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 338-18]
Request for a call to Idanell B. (“Nellie”) ConnallyAlso recorded on May 9, 1972
- 024-043 11:32 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:32 am.
- 024-044 11:32 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:32 am and 11:35 am.
- 338-015 11:32 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 11:32 am.
- 338-016 11:32 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:32 am and 11:35 am.
- 024-045 11:35 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 11:35 am to 11:39 am.
- 338-017 11:35 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:35 am to 11:42 am.
- 024-046 11:40 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 11:40 am to 11:41 am.
- 338-018 11:42 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:50 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-047, 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/024-047 (accessed October 9, 2026).