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.
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 AidConversation No. 307-21 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] 10 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06)
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