Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-034

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

Monday, October 11, 1971 · 12:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-034 on Tape 11 (tape position 00:55:36–00:55:40)StartMonday, October 11, 1971 at 12:35 PMEndMonday, October 11, 1971 at 12:35 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place an urgent call to Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The conversation serves strictly as an administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Attorney General. No substantive policy matters are addressed during this brief exchange.

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Attorney General, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On October 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-034

 Date: October 11, 1971
 Time: 12:35 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with the White House operator.

 [See Conversation No. 588-2C]

        Request for call to John N. Mitchell

Also recorded on October 11, 1971

  • 011-031 10:45 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone at 10:45 am.
  • 287-008 11:25 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 11:25 am.
  • 588-001 11:25 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 11:31 am.
  • 588-002 11:31 AM · 2 hr 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Aldo Moro, Edgido Ortono, Henry A. Kissinger, Neil A. Seidenman, Stephen B. Bull, Americo Cortese, Peter Gay, Frank Montemuro, Paul Landi, Nicholas Cipriani, William Cercone, John A. Volpe, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, John N. Mitchell, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:31 am to 2:13 pm.
  • 011-033 12:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 12:31 pm to 12:34 pm.
  • 011-035 12:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 12:35 pm to 12:36 pm.
  • 588-003 2:13 PM · 53 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 287-009 2:14 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:14 pm and 2:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-034, October 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-034 (accessed September 28, 2026).