Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-125
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John N. Mitchell
Sunday, August 15, 1971 · 9:55 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a call to Attorney General John N. Mitchell. This request occurred shortly after the President's televised address announcing the implementation of the New Economic Policy. The primary purpose of the communication was to connect with Mitchell for an urgent discussion regarding the administration's new economic initiatives.
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NARA Description
On August 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-125 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 7-125
Date: August 15, 1971
Time: 9:55 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Requested a call to John N. MitchellAlso recorded on August 16, 1971
- 007-121 9:44 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:44 pm and 9:46 pm.
- 007-122 9:46 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 9:46 pm to 9:50 pm.
- 007-123 9:50 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:50 pm.
- 007-124 9:50 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:50 pm to 9:55 pm.
- 007-126 9:56 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 9:56 pm to 10:02 pm.
- 007-127 10:03 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and David M. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 10:03 pm to 10:05 pm.
- 007-128 10:05 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:05 pm.
- 007-129 10:06 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:06 pm to 10:21 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 007-125, August 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-125 (accessed October 12, 2026).