Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 567 › Conversation 567-005
Nixon & Chapin on John N. Mitchell and George Gallup
Saturday, September 4, 1971 · 8:46 AM–8:53 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon and Dwight Chapin met to discuss administrative tasks and urgent scheduling matters. The President requested a copy of a memorandum from George H. Gallup and reviewed a meeting request from Attorney General John N. Mitchell. Noting that Mitchell’s sudden request for an audience was atypical, Nixon instructed Chapin to determine the degree of urgency behind the Attorney General’s outreach.
- Dwight Chapin
- John N. Mitchell
- George Gallup
- Scheduling
- White House Administration
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On September 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Dwight L. Chapin met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:53 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 567-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 567-5
Date: September 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:46 am and 8:53 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Dwight L. Chapin.
Memorandum
-Request for copy
-George H. Gallup
Schedule
-Meeting with John N. Mitchell
-Mitchell's request
Chapin left at an unknown time before 8:53 am.Also recorded on September 4, 1971
- 567-001 8:46 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:53 am.
- 567-002 8:46 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:53 am.
- 567-003 8:46 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:53 am.
- 567-004 8:46 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:53 am.
- 567-006 8:46 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:53 am.
- 567-007 8:46 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 8:53 am.
- 567-008 8:53 AM · 1 hr 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:53 am to 10:09 am.
- 567-009 10:09 AM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Carlos Sanz de Santamaria, Arnold Nachmanoff, White House photographer, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:09 am to 10:47 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 567-005, September 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/567-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).