President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The brief exchange focused primarily on establishing this telephone connection. No other substantive policy or political matters were addressed during this interaction.
On October 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 282-41 Date: October 20, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 12-24] Request for a call to John N. Mitchell
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