{"conversationCode":"031-138","tapeNumber":31,"conversationNumber":138,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-031-138","startDateTime":"1972-10-19T13:36:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1972-10-19T13:40:00.000Z","startDate":"19-Oct-1972","startTime":"9:36 AM","endDate":"19-Oct-1972","endTime":"9:40 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, Idanell (Brill) (Nellie);","description":"On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Idanell (\"Nellie\") (Brill) Connally talked on the telephone from 9:36 am to 9:40 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-138 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":4,"chronRelease":"Fourth Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"10-Dec-2003","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 31-138\n\nDate: October 19, 1972\nTime: 9:36 am - 9:40 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Idanell (Brill) (“Nellie”) Connally.\n\n[See Conversation No. 368-29]\n\n        Connally's schedule\n           -Move of household\n                -Fort Worth, Dallas, Jamaica\n           -Receipt of award from the University of Texas\n                -Claudia A. (Taylor) (\"Lady Bird\") Johnson\n\n*****************************************************************\n\nBEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n[Personal returnable]\n[Duration: 2m 37s ]\n\nEND WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1\n\n*****************************************************************","filename":["031-138.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Connally, Idanell (Brill) (Nellie)"],"prevCode":"031-137","nextCode":"031-139","transcript":[{"start":1.04,"end":1.41,"text":"Hello?"},{"start":1.82,"end":2.72,"text":"Mrs. Cranston?"},{"start":3.37,"end":31.62,"text":"are you well i'm fine how are you which where where are you where did i find you i'm in houston oh yeah you got moved well i'm in the process yeah but isn't that the most horrible experience yes sir it is we've been through it a few times and i know to get everything done and john was telling me how you're over in dallas trying to get things for your place in jamaica too because i want to get it just right so y'all will come i've heard all about that place but i just called to congratulate you on"},{"start":31.6,"end":37.49,"text":"Getting the award at the University of Texas Johnson, the only other one that got it was Lady Bird Johnson."},{"start":37.67,"end":40.64,"text":"You have to be the most thoughtful man I know."},{"start":40.68,"end":46.27,"text":"Well, I frankly think that you should have been the first one to get it, but that's no reflection on her."},{"start":46.31,"end":46.99,"text":"But I'm delighted."},{"start":47.01,"end":48.21,"text":"Is that going to be today or tomorrow?"},{"start":48.25,"end":49.88,"text":"It's going to be tomorrow night."},{"start":49.9,"end":51.1,"text":"Tomorrow night, right."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon called Nellie Connally to congratulate her on receiving a prestigious award from the University of Texas, noting that she shares the honor with Lady Bird Johnson. The two also discussed the logistical challenges of the Connally family's recent household relocations between Fort Worth, Dallas, and Jamaica. The conversation served primarily as a personal gesture of support and courtesy from the President.","topics":["Nellie Connally","University of Texas award","Lady Bird Johnson","household relocation","personal correspondence"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T03:58:43.445Z"},"topicSlugs":["nellie-connally","university-of-texas-award","lady-bird-johnson","household-relocation","personal-correspondence"],"audioDurationSec":65,"audioFiles":[{"file":"031-138.mp3","bytes":1551045,"durationSec":64.57,"bitrate":192159,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:28.233Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:40.113Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/031-138.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-138","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/31/conversation-031-138","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}