Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-026

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

Tuesday, August 1, 1972 · 8:22 AM–8:31 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation028-026 on Tape 28StartTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 8:22 AMEndTuesday, August 1, 1972 at 8:31 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 028-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to be connected with John N. Mitchell. The conversation serves solely as an administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication with the former Attorney General. No substantive policy matters or tactical decisions are discussed during this brief exchange.

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Mr. Mitchell, please.
John Mitchell.

NARA Description

On August 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:22 am and 8:31 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 28-26

Date: August 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:22 am and 8:31 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 758-3]

     Request for a call to John N. Mitchell

Also recorded on August 1, 1972

  • 758-001 7:41 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:41 am and 8:20 am.
  • 758-002 8:20 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:20 am to 8:22 am.
  • 758-003 8:22 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:22 am and 8:31 am.
  • 028-027 8:31 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 8:31 am to 8:37 am.
  • 758-004 8:31 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:31 am to 8:37 am.
  • 758-005 8:37 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:37 am and 8:39 am.
  • 758-006 8:39 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:39 am to 10:09 am.
  • 758-007 10:09 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, Roger O. Egeberg, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Cavanaugh, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:09 am to 10:31 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 028-026, August 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/028-026 (accessed October 1, 2026).