Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 292 › Conversation 292-018

Nixon & Mitchell on Administration strategy and Executive branch

Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 5:38 PM–5:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.Conversation292-018 on Tape 292 (tape position 02:27:50–02:31:15)StartTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 5:38 PMEndTuesday, October 19, 1971 at 5:43 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 292-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon met with Attorney General John Mitchell in the Old Executive Office Building for a brief consultation. While the transcript remains unavailable, the discussion focused on high-level administrative or legal strategy during a period of intense activity for the Justice Department. No specific policy decisions were finalized during this five-minute encounter.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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2:29:46I got out of place.

NARA Description

On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:38 pm to 5:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 292-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 292-18

Date: October 19, 1971
Time: 5:38 pm - 5:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with John N. Mitchell.

[See Conversation No. 11-143]

Also recorded on October 19, 1971

  • 011-142 5:27 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:27 pm and 5:38 pm.
  • 292-016 5:27 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:27 pm to 5:38 pm.
  • 011-143 5:38 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 5:38 pm to 5:43 pm.
  • 011-144 5:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:48 pm.
  • 011-145 5:43 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:48 pm.
  • 292-019 5:43 PM · 20 sec — 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 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 292-020 5:43 PM · 42 sec — 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 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.
  • 292-021 5:43 PM · 20 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 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 292-018, 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/292-018 (accessed September 28, 2026).