Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-029
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John N. Mitchell
Friday, June 4, 1971 · 11:43 AM–2:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to Attorney General John N. Mitchell. This brief administrative interaction served as a precursor to a substantive discussion between the President and the Attorney General. No policy decisions or detailed exchanges occurred during this initial request for a connection.
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NARA Description
On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 2:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 4-29
Date: June 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:43 am and 2:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 255-2]
Call to John N. MitchellAlso recorded on June 4, 1971
- 004-026 11:14 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:14 am.
- 512-009 11:17 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:17 am.
- 512-010 11:17 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:17 am to 11:18 am.
- 004-027 11:18 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig Homer talked on the telephone from 11:18 am to 11:20 am.
- 512-011 11:18 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig Hosmer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:18 am to 11:20 am.
- 512-012 11:20 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, and John O. Pastore met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:20 am to 12:09 pm.
- 004-028 11:42 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John O. Pastore talked on the telephone from 11:42 am to 11:43 am.
- 512-013 12:09 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Herbert G. Klein, Stephen B. Bull, Henry Kearns, Rosemary Mazon, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 004-029, June 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-029 (accessed September 27, 2026).