Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 292 › Conversation 292-018
Nixon & Mitchell on Executive branch and Legal policy
Tuesday, October 19, 1971 · 5:38 PM–5:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 3 min
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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Position in tape: 02:27:50 – 02:31:15
part A, 30:16
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]
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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 November 13, 2026).