Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-110

Mitchell phone call on Lewis F. Powell Jr. and Supreme Court nomination

Monday, October 18, 1971 · 2:24 PM–4:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 25 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Mitchell, John N.Conversation011-110 on Tape 11 (tape position 03:13:24–03:13:49)StartMonday, October 18, 1971 at 2:24 PMEndMonday, October 18, 1971 at 4:56 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-110 ↗

AI Summary

Attorney General John N. Mitchell received a briefing from the White House operator regarding the travel schedule of Lewis F. Powell, Jr. The discussion confirmed that Powell would be reachable at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York later that evening. Mitchell decided to postpone his scheduled outreach to Powell until he returned to his office on Wednesday.

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Hello.

Mr. Attorney General?

Yes.

Mr. Lewis Powell is en route to New York, will be there between 6.30 and 7, and he can be reached at the Waldorf there.

He will be back in his office on Wednesday.

All righty.

I will place a call to him at the Waldorf then.

All right, sir.

Thank you.

I'll place that later.

All right.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On October 18, 1971, the White House operator and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 4:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-110 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-110

 Date: October 18, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 2:24 pm and 4:56 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The White House operator talked with John N. Mitchell.

 [See Conversation No. 291-11B]

        Lewis F. Powell, Jr.'s schedule
             -New York
                  -Waldorf

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-110, October 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-110 (accessed September 28, 2026).