President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to contact Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The primary purpose of the communication is to establish a direct line of dialogue between the President and his Attorney General regarding official business. This interaction serves as a routine administrative request to facilitate an urgent or scheduled consultation.
On January 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-141 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 19-141 Date: January 27, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:34 pm and 2:40 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 658-24] Request for a call to John N. Mitchell
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