Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 341 › Conversation 341-020

Nixon & Mitchell on CRP and 1972 Presidential Campaign

Sunday, June 11, 1972 · 10:41 AM–10:54 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.Conversation341-020 on Tape 341 (tape position 05:02:47–05:11:32)StartSunday, June 11, 1972 at 10:41 AMEndSunday, June 11, 1972 at 10:54 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 341-020 ↗

President Nixon consulted with John Mitchell regarding the transition of Mitchell’s professional status and the broader operational dynamics of the Committee for the Re-Election of the President. The two men discussed administrative personnel changes and strategic coordination in the lead-up to the 1972 campaign. No definitive policy actions were finalized, but the discussion focused on managing campaign leadership roles.

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5:04:23Can you get me Mr. Mitchell, please?

On June 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:41 am to 10:54 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 341-020 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 341-20

Date: June 11, 1972
Time: 10:41-10:54 am.
Location: Old Executive Office Building

The President talked with John N. Mitchell.

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 05/03/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[341-020-w001]
[Duration: 8m 48s]

[See also Conversation No. 025-038]

[End of telephone conversation]

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  • 025-038 10:41 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 10:41 am to 10:54 am.
  • 025-039 10:54 AM · 9 sec — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 2:30 pm.
  • 341-021 10:54 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.
  • 341-022 10:54 AM — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.
  • 341-023 10:54 AM — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.
  • 341-024 10:54 AM · 2 min — 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 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.
  • 341-025 10:54 AM · 26 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 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.
  • 341-026 10:54 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 2:38 pm.

Conversation 341-020, June 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/341-020 (accessed September 30, 2026).