Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-141
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John N. Mitchell
Thursday, January 27, 1972 · 2:34 PM–2:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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. MitchellAlso recorded on January 27, 1972
- 019-139 2:24 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 2:32 pm.
- 658-021 2:24 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 2:32 pm.
- 019-140 2:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Pitchess talked on the telephone from 2:32 pm to 2:34 pm.
- 658-022 2:32 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Pitchess met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:32 pm to 2:34 pm.
- 658-023 2:34 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 658-024 2:34 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:40 pm.
- 019-142 2:40 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 2:40 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 658-025 2:40 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:40 pm to 2:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 019-141, January 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-141 (accessed October 12, 2026).