Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-024

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

Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 6:11 PM–6:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation012-024 on Tape 12 (tape position 00:40:27–00:40:34)StartWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 6:11 PMEndWednesday, October 20, 1971 at 6:17 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 012-024 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417191561 ↗

A 7-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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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.

Conversation No. 012-024

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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Attorney General, please.
Yes, Mr. President.
  • 012-022 6:09 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:09 pm and 6:10 pm.
  • 282-037 6:09 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:09 pm to 6:10 pm.
  • 012-023 6:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 6:10 pm to 6:11 pm.
  • 282-038 6:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:10 pm.
  • 282-039 6:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:10 pm to 6:11 pm.
  • 282-040 6:11 PM · 59 sec — 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 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm.
  • 282-041 6:11 PM · 8 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 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm.
  • 282-042 6:11 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm.

Conversation 012-024, October 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191561). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-024 (accessed November 7, 2026).