Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 24 › Conversation 024-088

Haldeman phone call on John B. Connally and Edward M. Kennedy

Monday, May 15, 1972 · 5:30 PM–5:38 PM ET · White House Telephone ·7 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob");  White House operatorConversation024-088 onTape 24 (tape position 01:36:52–01:36:59)StartMonday, May 15, 1972 at 5:30 PMEndMonday, May 15, 1972 at 5:38 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 024-088 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman coordinates with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection between Secretary John B. Connally and Senator Edward M. Kennedy. The brief interaction serves solely to initiate this communication channel between the two political figures. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occur during this exchange.

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Senator Kennedy please for Secretary Conley.
Yes sir.

NARA Description

On May 15, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-088 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 24-88

Date: May 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:30 pm and 5:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See also Conversation No. 724-8E]

     Request for a call to Edward M. Kennedy from John B. Connally

Also recorded on May 15, 1972

  • 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.
  • 024-086 5:24 PM · 10 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 024-089 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.
  • 024-090 5:41 PM · 11 sec — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:41 pm and 5:45 pm.
  • 024-091 5:41 PM · 3 min — the White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John B. Connally, and Edward M. Kennedy talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:41 pm and 5:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 024-088, 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/024-088 (accessed September 18, 2026).