Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-142
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John N. Mitchell
Monday, November 29, 1971 · 11:02 AM–11:11 AM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The primary purpose of this brief call was to initiate communication with the Attorney General regarding administrative or legal matters. No further discussion occurred on this specific line as the operator proceeded to place the outgoing call.
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NARA Description
On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:11 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-142 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-142
Date: November 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:02 am and 11:11 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 625-15]
Request for a call to John N. MitchellAlso recorded on November 29, 1971
- 015-140 10:45 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:45 am.
- 625-015 11:02 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:11 am.
- 625-016 11:02 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:13 am.
- 015-143 11:11 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:11 am to 11:13 am.
- 015-144 11:13 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:13 am and 11:14 am.
- 625-017 11:13 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:13 am and 11:14 am.
- 015-145 11:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:14 am to 11:16 am.
- 625-018 11:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:14 am to 11:16 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-142, November 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-142 (accessed October 9, 2026).