Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 719 › Conversation 719-014
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on John B. Connally
Thursday, May 4, 1972 · 12:22 PM–12:28 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with an unidentified individual regarding the current location and availability of John B. Connally. The brief discussion focused on facilitating a necessary follow-up communication with Connally. The President ultimately requested that a return call be placed to locate him.
Audio
part B, 25:21
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the players above hold the full tape, shared with neighbouring conversations. By the archivists' log it runs from 02:27:16 to 02:27:24 into the tape; their log often drifts a minute or two from the audio, so listen for the subjects in the finding aid.
NARA Description
On May 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 719-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 719-14
Date: May 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:22 pm and 12:28 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with an unknown man.
John B. Connally's location
-Return callTranscript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
Also recorded on May 4, 1972
- 719-011 12:01 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 pm and 12:03 pm.
- 719-012 12:03 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, L[ouis] Patrick Gray, III, Beatrice Gray, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:03 pm to 12:22 pm.
- 719-013 12:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:28 pm.
- 719-015 12:22 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 719-016 12:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 12:49 pm.
- 719-017 12:49 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nellie L. Yates met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:49 pm to 12:51 pm.
- 719-018 12:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 12:56 pm.
- 719-019 12:56 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Frank E. Fitzsimmons, Raymond Schoessling, Joseph Trerotola, William J. McCarthy, Welon L. Mathis, Charles W. Colson, White House photographer, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:56 pm to 1:21 pm.
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- Nixon phone call with Woods on John B. Connally and Quadriad June 14, 1971 · 3 min
- Haldeman phone call on John B. Connally and Executive Office Building October 14, 1971 · 1 min
- Nixon phone call with Haldeman on State of the Union and John B. Connally January 13, 1972 · 1 min
- Nixon, Haldeman & Connally on Diplomatic meetings January 17, 1972 · 2 min
- Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential travel June 6, 1972 · 18 min
- Haldeman & Mitchell on John B. Connally and Herbert Brownell August 2, 1972 · 1 min
Cite this conversation
Conversation 719-014, May 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/719-014 (accessed November 2, 2026).