Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 292 › Conversation 292-006
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on John N. Mitchell
Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 2:53 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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. MitchellAlso recorded on October 19, 1971
- 292-001 1:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:53 pm.
- 292-002 1:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:53 pm.
- 292-007 2:53 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:53 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 292-008 2:53 PM · 3 min — 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 2:53 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 011-138 3:00 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 3:00 pm to 3:05 pm.
- 292-009 3:00 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 3:05 pm.
- 292-010 3:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:05 pm.
- 292-011 3:05 PM · 1 hr 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, George P. Shultz, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:05 pm to 5:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 292-006, October 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/292-006 (accessed September 28, 2026).