Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-041

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

Tuesday, October 5, 1971 · 9:02 AM–3:59 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation010-041 on Tape 10 (tape position 01:24:53–01:25:01)StartTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 9:02 AMEndTuesday, October 5, 1971 at 3:59 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 010-041 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to initiate a phone call between the two officials. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific interaction.

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Attorney General Mitchell, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On October 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 3:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-041 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 10-41

Date: October 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:02 am and 3:59 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 585-6]

     Request for a call to John M. Mitchell

Also recorded on October 5, 1971

  • 010-040 8:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 8:56 am to 9:02 am.
  • 584-001 8:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:56 am to 9:02 am.
  • 584-002 9:02 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:02 am and 9:12 am.
  • 584-003 9:12 AM · 3 hr 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, John B. Connally, George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Herbert Stein, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, and William L. Safire met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:12 am to 1:11 pm.
  • 584-004 1:11 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:11 pm.
  • 584-005 1:11 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:11 pm to 1:25 pm.
  • 584-006 1:25 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:32 pm.
  • 584-007 1:25 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:32 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 010-041, October 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-041 (accessed September 28, 2026).