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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation004-029 on Tape 4 (tape position 01:34:48–01:34:55)StartFriday, June 4, 1971 at 11:43 AMEndFriday, June 4, 1971 at 2:24 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-029 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417188725 ↗

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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.

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. Mitchell

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Yes, please.
Attorney General, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.
  • 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.

Conversation 004-029, June 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188725). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-029 (accessed November 11, 2026).