Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-095
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John N. Mitchell
Wednesday, November 3, 1971 · 10:45 AM–11:10 AM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and Mitchell. No further substantive policy matters were addressed during this specific connection.
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NARA Description
On November 3, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 11:10 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-095 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 013-095
Date: November 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:45 am and 11:10 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 301-7P]
Request for a call to John N. Mitchell
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on November 3, 1971
- 013-088 9:19 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:19 am.
- 013-089 9:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph J. Perk talked on the telephone from 9:25 am to 9:26 am.
- 013-090 9:59 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:59 am to 10:00 am.
- 013-091 10:10 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:41 am.
- 013-092 10:41 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Pete Wilson talked on the telephone from 10:41 am to 10:43 am.
- 013-093 10:44 AM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 10:44 am to 10:45 am.
- 013-094 10:45 AM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 11:10 am.
- 013-096 11:10 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:10 am to 11:17 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 013-095, November 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-095 (accessed September 30, 2026).