Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 307 › Conversation 307-021
Nixon & Mitchell on Executive communication
Wednesday, December 8, 1971 · 3:43 PM–3:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 38 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Attorney General John Mitchell coordinate a brief, in-person meeting at the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation primarily serves as a logistical arrangement for Mitchell to travel to the White House following a discussion regarding a "compliment" and administrative status updates. Due to the brevity of the call and interruptions, no substantive policy decisions were finalized beyond the immediate scheduling of their encounter.
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NARA Description
On December 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:43 pm to 3:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 307-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 307-021 Date: December 8, 1971 Time: 3:43 pm - 3:44 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with John N. Mitchell. [See Conversation No. 16-56]
Also recorded on December 8, 1971
- 016-055 3:40 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Arthur S. Flemming talked on the telephone from 3:40 pm to 3:42 pm.
- 307-020 3:40 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Arthur S. Flemming met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:40 pm to 3:42 pm.
- 016-056 3:43 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 3:43 pm to 3:44 pm.
- 016-057 3:44 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:44 pm and 3:46 pm.
- 307-022 3:44 PM · 13 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 3:44 pm and 3:46 pm.
- 307-023 3:44 PM · 6 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 3:44 pm and 3:46 pm.
- 307-024 3:44 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:44 pm to 3:46 pm.
- 016-058 3:46 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:46 pm to 3:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 307-021, December 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/307-021 (accessed October 12, 2026).