Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-119

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

Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 11:08 AM–11:10 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation010-119 on Tape 10 (tape position 03:58:20–03:58:29)StartThursday, October 7, 1971 at 11:08 AMEndThursday, October 7, 1971 at 11:10 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 010-119 ↗

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On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 11:10 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-119 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 10-119

Date: October 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:08 am and 11:10 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 285-16D]

     Request for a call to John N. Mitchell

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Yeah.
Yes.
Hello.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Mitchell, please.
Thank you, sir.
Attorney General.
  • 285-016 10:30 AM · 1 hr 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Daniel P. Moynihan, White House operator, John N. Mitchell, Arthur F. Burns, William L. Safire, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:30 am to 12:16 pm.
  • 010-116 10:32 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Daniel P. Moynihan talked on the telephone from 10:32 am to 10:58 am.
  • 010-117 10:58 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:07 am.
  • 010-118 11:07 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:07 am to 11:08 am.
  • 010-120 11:10 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:10 am to 11:13 am.
  • 010-121 11:19 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Arthur F. Burns talked on the telephone from 11:19 am to 11:24 am.
  • 010-122 11:24 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:51 am.
  • 010-123 11:51 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:51 am to 11:56 am.

Conversation 010-119, October 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-119 (accessed November 2, 2026).