Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-100

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

Monday, September 20, 1971 · 5:12 PM–7:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation009-100 on Tape 9 (tape position 02:43:46–02:43:52)StartMonday, September 20, 1971 at 5:12 PMEndMonday, September 20, 1971 at 7:40 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 009-100 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417189819 ↗

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NARA Description

On September 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:12 pm and 7:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-100 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 9-100

Date: September 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:12 pm and 7:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for call to John N. Mitchell

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General Mitchell, please.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 009-100, September 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189819). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-100 (accessed November 2, 2026).