Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-107
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John N. Mitchell
Tuesday, September 21, 1971 · 7:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon communicated with the White House operator to confirm the current whereabouts of Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The inquiry was prompted by Mitchell's scheduled appearance at the University of Maryland that evening. No further policy discussions or significant political actions occurred during this brief administrative exchange.
- John N. Mitchell
- White House communications
- University of Maryland
- Presidential scheduling
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NARA Description
On September 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-107 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 9-107
Date: September 21, 1971
Time: 7:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
John N. Mitchell's location
-University of MarylandAlso recorded on September 21, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 009-107, September 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-107 (accessed October 12, 2026).