President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Attorney General John N. Mitchell. This administrative interaction serves as the preliminary step for the President to communicate directly with his cabinet member. No substantive policy discussions occur during this brief exchange.
On September 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 11:59 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-092 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 9-92 Date: September 20, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:23 am and 11:59 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 675-11A] Request for call to John N. Mitchell
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