Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 6 › Conversation 006-020

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John N. Mitchell

Tuesday, June 29, 1971 · 11:22 AM ET · White House Telephone ·11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation006-020 onTape 6 (tape position 00:15:46–00:15:47)StartTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 11:22 AMEndTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 11:22 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to Attorney General John N. Mitchell through the White House operator to facilitate a direct communication. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his Attorney General for a subsequent discussion. No substantive policy matters are addressed during this initial connection phase.

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Hello?
Attorney General Mitchell?
Yes.

NARA Description

On June 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:22 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-20

Date: June 29, 1971
Time: 11:22 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 530-7A]

     Call to John N. Mitchell

Also recorded on June 29, 1971

  • 530-006 10:57 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:57 am to 11:06 am.
  • 006-021 11:22 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:22 am to 11:27 am.
  • 530-007 11:22 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:22 am.
  • 530-008 11:22 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:22 am to 11:27 am.
  • 006-022 11:27 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:27 am and 2:28 pm.
  • 261-025 11:27 AM · 2 min — 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 11:27 am and 2:28 pm.
  • 530-009 11:27 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:27 am and 11:30 am.
  • 530-010 11:30 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 12:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-020, June 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-020 (accessed September 18, 2026).