Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-130

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

Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 12:46 PM–12:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-130 on Tape 11 (tape position 03:32:33–03:32:39)StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 12:46 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 12:54 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-130 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to be connected with Attorney General John N. Mitchell. This brief administrative interaction serves as the preliminary step for a subsequent high-level discussion between the President and the Attorney General. No substantive policy matters are addressed during this initial call placement.

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Attorney General please.
Thank you sir.

NARA Description

On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 12:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-130 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-130

 Date: October 19, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 12:46 pm and 12:54 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with the White House operator.

 [See Conversation No. 596-14]

        Request for call to John N. Mitchell

Also recorded on October 19, 1971

  • 596-013 12:36 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, Richard H. Poff, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:36 pm to 12:53 pm.
  • 011-128 12:42 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard H. Poff talked on the telephone from 12:42 pm to 12:43 pm.
  • 011-129 12:45 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:45 pm to 12:46 pm.
  • 596-014 12:53 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:53 pm.
  • 596-015 12:53 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 12:54 pm.
  • 011-131 12:54 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 12:54 pm to 12:56 pm.
  • 011-132 12:54 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 1:26 pm.
  • 596-016 12:54 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:54 pm to 12:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-130, October 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-130 (accessed September 28, 2026).