President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with Sue Morrison, the secretary to Attorney General John N. Mitchell. The call was initiated specifically to facilitate communication with Mitchell’s office rather than to cancel any existing arrangements. This brief exchange served as a logistical step to establish direct contact between the President and the Attorney General's staff.
On April 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:42 pm and 4:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 2-13 Date: April 20, 1971 Time: Unknown between 4:42 pm and 4:59 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 483-19A] 7 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 9/08) Call to John N. Mitchell's secretary, Sue Morrison
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