Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-124

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

Saturday, May 8, 1971 · 11:45 AM–11:49 AM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation002-124 on Tape 2 (tape position 04:38:54–04:39:01)StartSaturday, May 8, 1971 at 11:45 AMEndSaturday, May 8, 1971 at 11:49 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-124 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to initiate this official communication. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific portion of the call.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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4:38:56As a matter of fact, uh, you know that you just got a little, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.

NARA Description

On May 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:45 am and 11:49 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-124 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-124

Date: May 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:45 am and 11:49 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 494-4B]

     Call to John N. Mitchell

Also recorded on May 8, 1971

  • 494-003 10:15 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Walter E. Washington, Jerry V. Wilson, Hugh McClellan Exton, Roland Merrill Gleszer, Charles Southward, John W. Dean, III, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:15 am to 10:32 am.
  • 494-004 10:33 AM · 2 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:33 am to 1:12 pm.
  • 002-125 11:49 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:49 am to 11:51 am.
  • 494-005 1:12 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:12 pm and 1:35 pm.
  • 494-006 1:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:40 pm.
  • 494-007 1:50 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 1:55 pm.
  • 494-008 1:55 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 494-009 1:55 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 1:55 pm and 2:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 002-124, May 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-124 (accessed October 12, 2026).