President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent telephone connection with Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to bridge communication between the President and the Department of Justice. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this operator-assisted routing call.
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.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation 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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