Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-035

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

Tuesday, June 29, 1971 · 5:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-035 on Tape 6 (tape position 00:34:01–00:34:09)StartTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 5:45 PMEndTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 5:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-035 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephonic request for the White House operator to connect him with Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The conversation serves strictly as a procedural bridge to establish direct communication with the Attorney General. No substantive policy matters or tactical discussions are addressed during this short exchange.

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

NARA Description

On June 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-035 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-35

Date: June 29, 1971
Time: 5:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 531-28N]

     Call to Attorney General John N. Mitchell

Also recorded on June 29, 1971

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  • 006-028 5:06 PM · 59 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 006-029 5:06 PM · 5 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 006-032 5:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 5:35 pm to 5:39 pm.
  • 006-033 5:39 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:44 pm.
  • 006-034 5:44 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Mary Swann talked on the telephone from 5:44 pm to 5:45 pm.
  • 006-036 5:46 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:46 pm to 5:50 pm.
  • 531-029 5:50 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James D. Hodgson, George P. Shultz, Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:50 pm to 6:29 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-035, June 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-035 (accessed October 20, 2026).