Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-038
Nixon phone call with Mitchell on 1972 Presidential Campaign
Sunday, June 11, 1972 · 10:41 AM–10:54 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and John Mitchell engaged in a wide-ranging discussion primarily focused on the political landscape of the 1972 presidential campaign. They analyzed the electoral prospects of George McGovern, assessed the implications of primary results and Gallup polling, and reviewed the activities of various campaign staff members, including Charles Colson and Patrick Buchanan. Additionally, the pair touched upon scheduling logistics, including Mitchell’s upcoming media appearance on 'Face the Nation.'
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NARA Description
On June 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 10:41 am to 10:54 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 25-38
Date: June 11, 1972
Time: 10:41 am - 10:54 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with John N. Mitchell.
[See Conversation No. 341-20]
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
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[025-038-w001]
[Duration: 12m 28s]
John N. Mitchell's schedule
-Face the Nation
-Weather
-President’s schedule
-Golf
President's schedule
-Recent Camp David trip
-Trees
1972 campaign
-Charles W. Colson
-Conversation with Richard M. Scammon
-George S. McGovern
-Campaign contributions
-Distribution
-Money clubs
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Stewart R. Mott
-Income
-Father
-George S. McGovern
-Common cause
-Barry M. Goldwater
-Primary fights
-Third party candidates
-California
-George S. McGovern
-George C. Wallace
-Hubert H. Humphrey
-Primary candidates
-Gallup polls
-Delegates
-Poll percentages
-California
John N. Mitchell's schedule
-Face the Nation
-Reporters
-The President’s dislike of
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Also recorded on June 11, 1972
- 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.
- 341-022 10:54 AM — 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.
- 341-023 10:54 AM — 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.
- 341-024 10:54 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.
- 341-025 10:54 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.
- 341-026 10:54 AM · 3 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 025-038, June 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193699). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-038 (accessed November 14, 2026).