Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 282 › Conversation 282-041
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on John N. Mitchell
Wednesday, October 20, 1971 · 6:11 PM–6:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The brief exchange focused primarily on establishing this telephone connection. No other substantive policy or political matters were addressed during this interaction.
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NARA Description
On October 20, 1971, 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 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 282-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 282-41
Date: October 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 12-24]
Request for a call to John N. MitchellAlso recorded on October 20, 1971
- 012-022 6:09 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:09 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 282-037 6:09 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:09 pm to 6:10 pm.
- 012-023 6:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 6:10 pm to 6:11 pm.
- 282-038 6:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:10 pm.
- 282-039 6:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:10 pm to 6:11 pm.
- 012-024 6:11 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm.
- 282-040 6:11 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm.
- 282-042 6:11 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:11 pm and 6:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 282-041, October 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/282-041 (accessed September 28, 2026).