Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-037

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John N. Mitchell

Sunday, June 11, 1972 · 10:20 AM–10:41 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation025-037 on Tape 25 (tape position 01:54:02–01:54:09)StartSunday, June 11, 1972 at 10:20 AMEndSunday, June 11, 1972 at 10:41 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-037 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to former Attorney General and current Committee for the Re-Election of the President head, John N. Mitchell. This brief administrative interaction serves as the preliminary step for the President to consult with a key political advisor. No substantive policy matters or tactical decisions are recorded during this specific bridge to the connection.

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NARA Description

On June 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-037 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 25-37

Date: June 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:20 am and 10:41 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 341-18]

     Request for a call to John N. Mitchell

Also recorded on June 11, 1972

  • 025-036 9:51 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:51 am to 10:20 am.
  • 341-017 9:51 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:51 am to 10:20 am.
  • 341-018 10:20 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am.
  • 341-019 10:20 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:41 am.
  • 025-038 10:41 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 10:41 am to 10:54 am.
  • 341-020 10:41 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:41 am to 10:54 am.
  • 025-039 10:54 AM · 9 sec — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 2:30 pm.
  • 341-021 10:54 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 025-037, June 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-037 (accessed September 30, 2026).