Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-085
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John N. Mitchell
Tuesday, June 15, 1971 · 6:34 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the White House operator locate Attorney General John Mitchell. This brief administrative exchange was initiated to facilitate communication following the departure of John Ehrlichman from the White House. The call served as a logistical step to coordinate direct contact between the President and the Attorney General.
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NARA Description
On June 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-085 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-85
Date: June 15, 1971
Time: 6:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 261-7]
John D. Ehrlichman's location
Call to John N. MitchellAlso recorded on June 15, 1971
- 005-083 6:29 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:29 pm.
- 005-084 6:29 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:34 pm.
- 261-007 6:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:34 pm.
- 005-086 6:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 6:35 pm to 6:38 pm.
- 261-008 6:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:35 pm to 6:38 pm.
- 005-087 6:38 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm.
- 005-088 6:38 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm.
- 261-009 6:38 PM · 16 sec — 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 6:38 pm and 6:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-085, June 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-085 (accessed October 12, 2026).