Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-064
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John N. Mitchell
Tuesday, March 14, 1972 · 12:36 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the White House operator to determine the current location of John N. Mitchell. The inquiry was intended to facilitate contact with Mitchell, who was confirmed to be at the Capitol. This exchange served as a logistical step to coordinate direct communication between the President and his former Attorney General.
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NARA Description
On March 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-064 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 21-64
Date: March 14, 1972
Time: 12:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 685-9]
John N. Mitchell’s location
-Capitol HillAlso recorded on March 14, 1972
- 685-005 12:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:18 pm.
- 685-006 12:18 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Wes H. Bartlett, Darrell Coover, Jack R. Miller, Jaynie K. Miller, William E. Timmons, Henry C. Cashen, II, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:32 pm.
- 685-007 12:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 12:36 pm.
- 021-063 12:36 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:36 pm.
- 021-065 12:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 2:55 pm.
- 685-008 12:36 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:36 pm.
- 685-009 12:36 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:36 pm.
- 685-010 12:36 PM · 1 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:36 pm to 1:57 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 021-064, March 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-064 (accessed October 3, 2026).