Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-125

Nixon phone call with Mitchell on Supersonic Transport and Richard J. Daley

Saturday, May 8, 1971 · 11:49 AM–11:51 AM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.Conversation002-125 on Tape 2 (tape position 04:39:01–04:41:05)StartSaturday, May 8, 1971 at 11:49 AMEndSaturday, May 8, 1971 at 11:51 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 002-125 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Attorney General John N. Mitchell discuss the coordination of political outreach involving Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and philanthropist W. Clement Stone. The conversation focuses on the Supersonic Transport (SST) program as a primary subject for these interactions. The pair coordinates these efforts to manage Daley’s upcoming visit with the President.

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Position in tape: 04:39:01 – 04:41:05

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Mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud y gwirionedd y byddwch chi'n gwneud hynny.
Mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud y gwirionedd y byddwch chi'n gwneud hynny.
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NARA Description

On May 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:49 am to 11:51 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-125 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 2-125

Date: May 8, 1971
Time: 11:49 am - 11:51 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with John N. Mitchell.

[See Conversation No. 494-4C]

     Supersonic Transport [SST]
          -Mitchell's possible conversation with Richard J. Daley
               -W. Clement Stone
          -Daley's forthcoming visit with President
          -Stone

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       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

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.
  • 002-124 11:45 AM · 7 sec — 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.
  • 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 002-125, 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/002-125 (accessed October 21, 2026).