Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-142
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John N. Mitchell
Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 5:27 PM–5:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a direct phone call to Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to initiate this high-level communication. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this connection beyond the request to facilitate the conversation.
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NARA Description
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:27 pm and 5:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-142 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 011-142
Date: October 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:27 pm and 5:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 292-17]
Request for call to John N. Mitchell
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on October 19, 1971
- 292-016 5:27 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:27 pm to 5:38 pm.
- 292-017 5:27 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
- 011-143 5:38 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 5:38 pm to 5:43 pm.
- 292-018 5:38 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:38 pm to 5:43 pm.
- 011-144 5:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:48 pm.
- 011-145 5:43 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:48 pm.
- 292-019 5:43 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.
- 292-020 5:43 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-142, 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/011-142 (accessed October 12, 2026).