Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-132

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

Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 12:54 PM–1:26 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-132 on Tape 11 (tape position 03:34:19–03:34:28)StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 12:54 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 1:26 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-132 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The call served as a routine administrative request to facilitate a direct line of communication between the President and the Attorney General. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Attorney General.

NARA Description

On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 1:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-132 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-132

 Date: October 19, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 12:54 pm and 1:26 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with the White House operator.

        Request for call to John N. Mitchell

 [Conversation 11-133 originally began here but has been merged with conversation 11-132.]

 The President talked with John N. Mitchell.

 [See Conversation No. 596-18]

        Supreme Court appointment
             -Howard H. Baker, Jr.
                   -Finances
                   -Joy Baker
             -Salary and benefits
                   -William O. Douglas

Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

                    -Speeches
              -Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
                    -Health
                    -John M. Harlan
              -Baker
              -Powell
                    -Mitchell’s forthcoming conversation
                    -Possible presidential involvement
                    -Health
                    -Possible acceptance
              -Baker
              -Mildred L. Lillie
              -William H. Mulligan
                    -Age
                    -Fordham Law School
                          -Dean
                    -Robert H. Abplanalp
                    -John A. (“Jack”) Mulcahy
                    -Warren E. Burger
              -Baker
                    -Robert C. Byrd, Richard H. Poff
                    -Law practice
                    -Contrasted with Poff
                          -Residence
                                -Knoxville compared to Lynchburg
              -Mulligan
              -Powell
                    -Possible conversation with the President
              -Possible selections
                    -Mulligan and Powell
                    -Baker and Mulligan

Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Also recorded on October 19, 1971

  • 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.
  • 011-130 12:46 PM · 5 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 596-017 12:56 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:56 pm to 1:26 pm.

All 93 conversations from October 19, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-132, 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/011-132 (accessed September 28, 2026).