Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-086

Haldeman phone call on John B. Connally and Eugene T. Rossides

Monday, May 15, 1972 · 5:24 PM–5:30 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operatorConversation024-086 on Tape 24 (tape position 01:34:44–01:34:53)StartMonday, May 15, 1972 at 5:24 PMEndMonday, May 15, 1972 at 5:30 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 024-086 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman coordinates a telephone connection between Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Eugene T. Rossides. Haldeman provides the necessary instructions to the White House operator to facilitate this direct communication. This administrative exchange serves to link two key officials within the Treasury Department for a pending discussion.

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Mr. Rossides at the Treasury Department on the phone for Secretary Connolly, please.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 15, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:24 pm and 5:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-086 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 24-86

Date: May 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:24 pm and 5:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See also Conversation No. 724-8C]

     Request for a call to Eugene T. Rossides from John B. Connally

Also recorded on May 15, 1972

  • 024-083 5:10 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:10 pm to 5:13 pm.
  • 724-007 5:14 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:14 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 024-084 5:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:16 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 724-008 5:16 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, John B. Connally, Ronald L. Ziegler, Cornelia Wallace, Edward M. Kennedy, Eugene T. Rossides, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:16 pm to 6:06 pm.
  • 024-085 5:21 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:21 pm to 5:23 pm.
  • 024-087 5:24 PM · 2 min — the White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John B. Connally, Eugene T. Rossides, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:24 pm and 5:30 pm.
  • 024-088 5:30 PM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:38 pm.
  • 024-089 5:38 PM · 3 min — the White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, President Richard M. Nixon, and Cornelia Wallace talked on the telephone from 5:38 pm to 5:41 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 024-086, May 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-086 (accessed October 9, 2026).