Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 31 › Conversation 031-137

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Nellie Connally

Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 9:08 AM–9:36 AM ET · White House Telephone ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation031-137 onTape 31StartThursday, October 19, 1972 at 9:08 AMEndThursday, October 19, 1972 at 9:36 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-137 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to Idanell “Nellie” Connally, the wife of John Connally. The brief exchange serves as the logistical coordination required to establish contact with Mrs. Connally. No further substantive policy matters are discussed during this operational connection attempt.

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Mrs. Connolly, please.
That's Connolly's wife.
Yes, thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:36 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-137 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-137

Date: October 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:08 am and 9:36 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 368-28]

         Request for a call to Idanell (Brill) (“Nellie”) Connally

Also recorded on October 19, 1972

  • 368-023 8:42 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:42 am to 8:55 am.
  • 368-024 8:55 AM · 8 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 8:55 am and 9:06 am.
  • 031-136 9:06 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 9:06 am to 9:08 am.
  • 368-025 9:06 AM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:06 am to 9:08 am.
  • 368-026 9:08 AM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:36 am.
  • 368-027 9:08 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:36 am.
  • 368-028 9:08 AM · 10 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 9:08 am and 9:36 am.
  • 031-138 9:36 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally talked on the telephone from 9:36 am to 9:40 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-137, October 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-137 (accessed September 18, 2026).