President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to be connected with Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate a direct line of communication between the President and the head of the Department of Justice. No further substantive policy matters are addressed during this short administrative call.
On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-055 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 6-55 Date: June 30, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:44 pm and 2:52 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 532-23E] Call to Attorney General John N. Mitchell
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