Conversation 004-016

TapeTape 4StartTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 10:20 PMEndTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 10:23 PMTape start time01:00:20Tape end time01:00:27ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an urgent call to Attorney General John N. Mitchell. He subsequently requested that the operator connect him directly to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. This brief exchange served as a logistical coordination to facilitate immediate communication with his top law enforcement and legal officials.

John N. MitchellJ. Edgar HooverCommunication logisticsDepartment of JusticeFBI

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NARA Description

On June 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 4-16

Date: June 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:20 pm and 10:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Asked to speak with John N. Mitchell

     Call to J. Edgar Hoover

Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Oh, fine, I'll take it.

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