Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-115
Nixon phone call with Connally on George Wallace assassination attempt
Monday, May 15, 1972 · 8:02 PM–8:04 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with John and Nellie Connally regarding the political fallout from the assassination attempt on George Wallace and the timing of pending public announcements. The discussion also addressed the logistical planning and security concerns surrounding the Connallys' upcoming diplomatic tour of Latin America. Additionally, the parties reviewed recent administrative matters, including the President's attendance at a Blue Room reception and an evaluation of Eugene Rossides' performance.
- George Wallace assassination attempt
- Latin American diplomacy
- Presidential scheduling
- John Connally
- Nellie Connally
- political strategy
Audio
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NARA Description
On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally talked on the telephone from 8:02 pm to 8:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-115 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-115
Date: May 15, 1972
Time: 8:02 pm - 8:04 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with John B. Connally.
[See also Conversation No. 339-4F]
Press conference
-Eugene T. Rossides
-Connally's evaluation
Blue Room reception
-Crowd
-Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon's duties
-Taft Schreiber
-W. Clement Stone
-The President's attendance
-Blue Room
-Connally’s view
The President talked with Idanell B. (“Nellie”) Connally at an unknown time.
Blue Room
-Nellie Connally’s view
John Connally
-Announcement
-Timing
-Attack on George C. Wallace
Nellie Connally's service
John and Nellie Connally
-Trip to Latin America
-Colombia
-Brazil
-Argentina
-Other countries
-Protection
-Nellie Connally's concerns
-The President’s view
-Service with the President
The President talked with John Connally between an unknown time after 8:02 and 8:04 pm.
Connallys' Latin American trip
-Countries
-Moscow Summit
-Purpose
-The President’s view
Attack on Wallace
-Report to the PresidentAlso recorded on May 16, 1972
- 339-005 8:10 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Nellie L. Yates, and W. Mark Felt met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:10 pm and 9:16 pm.
- 024-116 8:15 PM · 3 min — W. Mark Felt and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 8:15 pm to 8:18 pm.
- 024-117 8:18 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm.
- 024-118 8:18 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm.
- 024-119 8:18 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm.
- 024-120 8:18 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm.
- 339-006 8:18 PM · 50 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 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm.
- 339-007 8:18 PM · 26 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 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 024-115, May 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-115 (accessed October 9, 2026).