Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-089
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John N. Mitchell
Friday, October 22, 1971 · 9:13 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an urgent telephone call to Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his Attorney General. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief request for a connection.
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NARA Description
On October 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-089 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 012-089
Date: October 22, 1971
Time: 9:13 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to John N. MitchellAlso recorded on October 23, 1971
- 012-090 9:13 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:13 pm and 9:18 pm.
- 012-091 9:13 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:13 pm and 9:18 pm.
- 012-092 9:18 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:18 pm to 9:23 pm.
- 012-093 9:25 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:25 pm.
- 012-094 9:30 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:30 pm.
- 012-095 9:46 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone from 9:46 pm to 9:49 pm.
- 012-096 9:52 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:52 pm.
- 012-097 9:52 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:52 pm and 10:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 012-089, October 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/012-089 (accessed October 12, 2026).