Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-055

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

Wednesday, June 30, 1971 · 2:44 PM–2:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation006-055 on Tape 6 (tape position 01:06:48–01:06:57)StartWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 2:44 PMEndWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 2:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-055 ↗

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.

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Please.
Yes, please.
Could you get Attorney General, please?
Thank you, sir.

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.

Conversation 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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  • 006-051 2:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard Garment talked on the telephone from 2:32 pm to 2:36 pm.
  • 006-052 2:36 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 006-053 2:40 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John S. Davies talked on the telephone from 2:40 pm to 2:42 pm.
  • 006-054 2:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Cynthia Frink talked on the telephone from 2:43 pm to 2:44 pm.
  • 006-056 2:44 PM · 9 sec — 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.
  • 006-057 2:52 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John S. Davies talked on the telephone from 2:52 pm to 2:53 pm.
  • 006-058 2:53 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 3:08 pm.

Conversation 006-055, June 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-055 (accessed October 12, 2026).