President Nixon initiates a request to speak with Attorney General John N. Mitchell through the White House operator. This brief interaction serves as a routine administrative coordination to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Department of Justice. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific connection.
On October 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 12-24 Date: October 20, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 282-41] Request for call to John N. Mitchell
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