Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 639 › Conversation 639-029
Nixon & Mitchell on Oval Office and Administrative communications
Tuesday, December 21, 1971 · 5:58 PM–6:07 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held an Oval Office meeting with Attorney General John N. Mitchell to discuss unspecified administrative business. The conversation was interrupted by a White House operator, leading to a brief discussion regarding an incoming call. No significant policy decisions or substantive developments are documented in this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On December 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:58 pm and 6:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 639-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 639-029 Date: December 21, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:58 pm and 6:07 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator; John N. Mitchell was present at the beginning of the conversation. [See Conversation No. 16-129]
Also recorded on December 21, 1971
- 016-128 5:58 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:58 pm and 10:11 pm.
- 016-129 5:58 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:58 pm and 10:11 pm.
- 016-130 5:58 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:58 pm and 10:11 pm.
- 639-027 5:58 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:58 pm and 6:07 pm.
- 639-028 5:58 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:58 pm and 6:07 pm.
- 639-030 6:07 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:07 pm to 6:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 639-029, December 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/639-029 (accessed October 10, 2026).