Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 721 › Conversation 721-009
Nixon & Haldeman on John B. Connally and Communication strategy
Monday, May 8, 1972 · 12:07 PM–12:13 PM ET · Oval Office · 37 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinate a strategy to locate and secure a meeting with John B. Connally. The President instructs Haldeman to find Connally, bring him to his office, and hold him there until Nixon can initiate a telephone call. This interaction emphasizes the urgency of establishing direct communication with Connally to discuss pending matters involving Henry Kissinger.
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NARA Description
On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 721-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 721-9
Date: May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:07 pm and 12:13 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
John B. Connally
-Meeting with President
-Location
-Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
-Location of meeting with President
-CallAlso recorded on May 8, 1972
- 101-001 12:07 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Richard G. Kleindienst, Rogers C. B. Morton, J. Philip Campbell, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, David M. Kennedy, George P. Shultz, Robert H. Finch, Donald H. Rumsfeld, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Peter M. Flanigan, Clark MacGregor, John A. Scali, Herbert G. Klein, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, General Brent G. Scowcroft, Alexander P. Butterfield, Charles W. Colson, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Herbert Stein, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 721-008 12:07 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:13 pm.
- 721-010 12:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:13 pm.
- 721-011 12:13 PM · 60 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, John B. Connally, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:13 pm to 1:15 pm.
- 024-002 12:21 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 12:21 pm to 12:22 pm.
- 336-008 1:15 PM · 1 hr 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, [David] Kenneth Rush, White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:15 pm to 2:30 pm.
- 721-012 1:15 PM · 44 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 8:40 pm.
- 721-013 1:15 PM · 34 sec — Stephen B. Bull and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 8:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 721-009, May 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/721-009 (accessed October 9, 2026).