President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The primary objective of the interaction was to initiate this specific high-level communication. No further business was conducted beyond the request to reach the Attorney General.
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 292-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 292-6 Date: October 19, 1971 Time: 2:53 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 11-137] Request for a call to John N. Mitchell
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.