President Nixon initiates a brief telephone request to the White House operator to be connected with Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The call serves as an administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and the head of the Department of Justice. No further dialogue or policy discussion is captured in this brief exchange.
On October 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:21 pm and 4:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 12-12 Date: October 20, 1971 Time: Unknown between 4:21 pm and 4:44 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 282-26A] Request for call to John N. Mitchell
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