Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-016

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John N. Mitchell

Tuesday, June 1, 1971 · 10:20 PM–10:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation004-016 on Tape 4 (tape position 01:00:20–01:00:27)StartTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 10:20 PMEndTuesday, June 1, 1971 at 10:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-016 ↗

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.

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Oh, fine, I'll take it.

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

Also recorded on June 2, 1971

  • 004-011 10:09 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:09 pm to 10:10 pm.
  • 004-012 10:10 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 10:10 pm to 10:16 pm.
  • 004-013 10:16 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:16 pm to 10:17 pm.
  • 004-014 10:17 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 10:17 pm to 10:20 pm.
  • 004-015 10:20 PM · 8 sec — 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.
  • 004-017 10:23 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover talked on the telephone from 10:23 pm to 10:29 pm.
  • 004-018 10:30 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 10:30 pm to 10:34 pm.
  • 004-019 10:34 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 10:34 pm on June 1, 1971 and 2:47 pm on June 3, 1971.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 004-016, June 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-016 (accessed October 10, 2026).