Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 625 › Conversation 625-016

Nixon & Mitchell on Political strategy and Nelson Rockefeller

Monday, November 29, 1971 · 11:02 AM–11:13 AM ET · Oval Office · 56 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Mitchell, John N.Conversation625-016 on Tape 625 (tape position 03:33:07–03:35:18)StartMonday, November 29, 1971 at 11:02 AMEndMonday, November 29, 1971 at 11:13 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 625-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Attorney General John Mitchell briefly discuss political reputations and potential comparisons between various public figures, specifically mentioning Nelson Rockefeller and another associate referred to as K.O. The exchange focuses on evaluating the public perception and professional conduct of these individuals. No formal policy decisions or major administrative actions were finalized during this short interaction.

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Yeah.
Yeah.
One of my peers called, and we were in the office, and we were discussing it, and I thought he did an admirable, very, very skillful.
I thought, it's interesting, I didn't call Rocky, I stood by him, and I thought that I had one of the peers that I called K.O., and some people try to compare K.O.
with Rocky, and the damn names aren't even comparable.

NARA Description

On November 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:13 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 625-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 625-16

Date: November 29, 1971
Time: Unknown after 11:02 am until 11:13 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with John N. Mitchell between 11:11 am and 11:13 am.

[Conversation No. 625-16A]

[See Conversation No. 15-143]

Also recorded on November 29, 1971

  • 015-140 10:45 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:45 am.
  • 015-142 11:02 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:11 am.
  • 625-015 11:02 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:11 am.
  • 015-143 11:11 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:11 am to 11:13 am.
  • 015-144 11:13 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:13 am and 11:14 am.
  • 625-017 11:13 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:13 am and 11:14 am.
  • 015-145 11:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:14 am to 11:16 am.
  • 625-018 11:14 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:14 am to 11:16 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 625-016, November 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/625-016 (accessed October 9, 2026).