Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 660 › Conversation 660-002

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on John Connally

Saturday, January 29, 1972 · 8:24 AM–8:35 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation660-002 on Tape 660 (tape position 00:07:52–00:09:03)StartSaturday, January 29, 1972 at 8:24 AMEndSaturday, January 29, 1972 at 8:35 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 660-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Mrs. John Connally. The request was intended to facilitate communication between the President and the wife of the Secretary of the Treasury. No further substantive matters were discussed during this brief administrative interaction.

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You get Mrs. Connolly, please, uh, White secretary.

NARA Description

On January 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:35 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 660-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 660-002

Date: January 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:24 am and 8:35 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

[See Conversation No. 19-158]

Also recorded on January 29, 1972

  • 019-158 8:24 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:35 am.
  • 660-001 8:24 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:35 am.
  • 660-003 8:24 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 8:35 am.
  • 019-159 8:35 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 8:35 am to 8:50 am.
  • 660-004 8:35 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Idanell ("Nellie") (Brill) Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:35 am to 8:50 am.
  • 019-160 8:50 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:50 am.
  • 660-005 8:50 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:50 am.
  • 660-006 8:50 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:50 am to 9:00 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 660-002, January 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/660-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).