Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-002

Nixon phone call with Mitchell on Golf and White House Scheduling

Friday, September 24, 1971 · 1:11 PM–1:13 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.Conversation010-002 on Tape 10 (tape position 00:00:38–00:02:35)StartFriday, September 24, 1971 at 1:11 PMEndFriday, September 24, 1971 at 1:13 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 010-002 ↗

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President Nixon and Attorney General John Mitchell coordinate an afternoon golf outing at Burning Tree Country Club. Nixon directs Mitchell to reschedule an antitrust meeting with John Ehrlichman to accommodate their plans. The two men agree to meet at the course to tee off at 2:30 p.m.

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Attorney General, please.
Yes, sir.
The Attorney General, sir.
Yes, sir.
John.
Yes, sir.
I don't, are you, I was thinking I might step out for two or three hours this afternoon.
Are you free by any chance?
Yes, sir.
Could you play golf?
Oh, hell, I could, but the problem is I've got an antitrust meeting.
I'll let you evaluate how important which is which.
The antitrust meeting?
Mm-hmm.
What time?
3.30, unfortunately.
Well, what the hell?
I think maybe we could ask Ehrlichman to put that off.
Isn't that what it is?
That's it, yeah.
I'll tell you, I'll get a hold of John, and could you do it tomorrow?
Oh, yes, sure.
Fine.
I see he has another group with Connolly and Flanagan and so forth, but you know where my interest might be.
Well, I'll tell you, frankly...
Everybody knows I've got to talk to you about this judicial thing.
We'll just have to put that off.
Okay, shall we...
I'll tell you what we'll do.
Do you have your stuff at Burning Tree, or here, or where?
I haven't the faintest idea, but I gather it's...
I need some clothes out of the apartment and some... Well, I've got clubs there.
There's no problem about that.
You've got clubs.
Fine.
Well, I think the best thing is for us to go separately then.
Yeah, probably easier for me to meet you.
Fine.
When could you leave?
When would you like to go?
As your convenience.
There's nothing else on?
Well, let's see.
It's now 110.
And you could...
Why don't we say we'll be there ready to tee off at 2.30?
That would be great, sir.
Give you time to get to the apartment.
I'm going to dress here, because I don't like to dress out there, and I'll come back.
And we'll tee off at 2.30.
Yes, sir.
And I'll meet you there.
Very good.
I look forward to it.
Call someone, please.

NARA Description

On September 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 1:11 pm to 1:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 10-2

Date: September 24, 1971
Time: 1:11 pm - 1:13 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked to John N. Mitchell.

[See Conversation No. 578-11B]

     President's schedule
          -Mitchell schedule
                 -Golf
                 -Anti-trust meeting
                       -John D. Ehrlichman
                 -Another group
                       -John B. Connally
                       -Peter M. Flanigan
                 -Supreme Court nominations
          -Burning Tree Country Club
          -Time

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  • 578-010 12:32 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:32 pm.
  • 578-013 12:32 PM · 28 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 578-011 12:46 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, John N. Mitchell, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:32 pm.
  • 010-001 12:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:11 pm.
  • 010-003 1:13 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:52 pm.
  • 010-004 1:52 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:52 pm to 2:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 010-002, September 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).