Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-048
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Idanell Connally
Tuesday, May 9, 1972 · 11:50 AM ET · White House Telephone · 35 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon coordinated with the White House operator to manage his outgoing call schedule, specifically addressing a missed connection with Idanell “Nellie” Connally. The President declined an offer to track Mrs. Connally down at the Renwick Gallery, instead opting to have her return the call at a later time. Additionally, Nixon reviewed a telephone call list and requested information regarding the status of the briefing room.
- Idanell Connally
- White House operations
- telephone communication
- scheduling
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NARA Description
On May 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:50 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-048 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-48
Date: May 9, 1972
Time: 11:50 am
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See also Conversation No. 338-19]
Idanell B. (“Nellie”) Connally
-Location
-Return call
Telephone call listAlso recorded on May 9, 1972
- 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.
- 338-019 11:50 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 11:50 am.
- 024-049 11:53 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:53 am.
- 024-050 11:53 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and [David] Kenneth Rush talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:56 am.
- 338-020 11:53 AM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 11:53 am.
- 338-021 11:53 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and [David] Kenneth Rush met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:56 am.
- 024-051 11:56 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 12:05 pm.
- 338-022 11:56 AM · 47 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 11:56 am and 12:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-048, 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/024-048 (accessed October 22, 2026).