Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-007

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

Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 3:42 PM–3:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation012-007 on Tape 12 (tape position 00:16:45–00:16:52)StartWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 3:42 PMEndWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 3:43 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 012-007 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417191531 ↗

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NARA Description

On October 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:42 pm and 3:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 012-007

Date: October 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:42 pm and 3:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 282-15]

     Request for call to John N. Mitchell

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Okay.
Attorney General Mitchell, please.
Thank you, sir.

Also recorded on October 20, 1971

  • 012-005 3:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:39 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 012-006 3:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:40 pm to 3:42 pm.
  • 282-015 3:42 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:42 pm to 3:43 pm.
  • 012-008 3:43 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:43 pm.
  • 282-016 3:43 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:43 pm.
  • 282-017 3:43 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 4:05 pm.
  • 282-018 3:43 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:43 pm to 4:05 pm.
  • 282-019 3:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 4:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 012-007, October 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191531). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-007 (accessed November 12, 2026).