Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-051

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John B. Connally

Thursday, August 3, 1972 · 11:33 AM–11:37 AM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation028-051 on Tape 28StartThursday, August 3, 1972 at 11:33 AMEndThursday, August 3, 1972 at 11:37 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 028-051 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate contact with John B. Connally. The operator informed the President that Connally was currently away from his ranch and expected to return around 12:30 p.m. Nixon subsequently authorized the operator to have Connally return the call at his earliest convenience.

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Hello.
Mr. President, Governor Carney went into town and his wife says I can't meet him right now.
It might be about 12.30 our time that he'll return to the ranch.
Can I have him call you?
Sure, just when it's convenient.
Sure you go, Mr. President.
Okay.

NARA Description

On August 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:37 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-051 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 28-51

Date: August 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:33 am and 11:37 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 760-14B]

     John B. Connally's location
          -Return to ranch

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  • 028-054 11:49 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 12:10 pm.
  • 353-002 11:49 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 12:10 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 028-051, August 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/028-051 (accessed October 1, 2026).