Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 355 › Conversation 355-008
Nixon & Connally on Health and wellness and Public relations
Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 1:56 PM–2:07 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 4 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and John B. Connally engage in a brief, informal check-in regarding their respective health and current scheduling commitments. The two discuss the wisdom of postponing public appearances to recover from illness and coordinate upcoming travel plans, including a scheduled event in Atlanta. The conversation serves primarily as a personal wellness check rather than a substantive policy briefing.
- Presidential scheduling
- Health and wellness
- Public relations
- Political travel
- Campaign strategy
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On October 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:56 pm to 2:07 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 355-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 355-8 Date: October 3, 1972 Time: 1:56 pm - 2:07 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with John B. Connally. [See Conversation No. 30-47; one item has been withdrawn]
Also recorded on October 3, 1972
- 030-047 1:56 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 1:56 pm to 2:07 pm.
- 030-048 2:07 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:07 pm and 2:08 pm.
- 355-009 2:07 PM · 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 2:07 pm and 2:08 pm.
- 030-049 2:08 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm.
- 355-010 2:08 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm.
- 030-050 2:09 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 355-011 2:09 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm.
- 355-012 2:09 PM · 9 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 2:09 pm and 2:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 355-008, October 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/355-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).