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On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-029 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The White House operator talked with the President. Telephone call from John N. Mitchell [This is the original beginning of conversation No. 012-030, which has been merged with conversation 012-029.] John N. Mitchell talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 281-9] Supreme Court appointments - Howard H. Baker, Jr. - The President's decision - Previous conversation with Mitchell - The President's discussions - Richard A. Moore - H.R. ("Bob") Haldeman - John D. Ehrlichman - William L. Safire - Ronald L. Ziegler - Timing for announcement - Telephone calls to Congress - People's Republic of China [PRC], Soviet Union - Mitchell's responsibility - Herschel H. Friday, Mildred L. Lillie - James O. Eastland - Virginia Senators - Robert C. Byrd - Moore - John B. Connally - Moore - The President's announcement - American Bar Association [ABA] - Ziegler - Possible questions - Mildred L. Lillie story - Washington Post - Moore - Safire - Leon Jaworski - Lawrence E. Walsh - Mitchell's forthcoming conversation - William H. Rehnquist - Lewis F. Powell, Jr. - Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil disobedience - Moore. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator.