Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 48 › Conversation 048-002

Nixon White House recording on Cabinet Room and protests

Tuesday, February 23, 1971 · 1:03 PM–11:45 AM ET · Cabinet Room · 9 min

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation048-002 on Tape 48StartTuesday, February 23, 1971 at 1:03 PMEndThursday, February 25, 1971 at 11:45 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 048-002 ↗

AI Summary

Unidentified participants met in the Cabinet Room to discuss the logistics and seating arrangements for an upcoming event, likely related to a public demonstration or protest. The conversation touches upon past protest events, such as the Vietnam moratorium, while staff coordinate the physical preparation of the room. The discussion reflects concerns regarding the impact and logistics of large-scale gatherings held on the White House grounds.

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Få deg en kvar, du får en ny.
To make it so hard.
So long as it's hard, ok?
Because we got a lot of people coming in.
Ok, yes.
Right, right, right.
He put that one in the front.
Ok. That's it, man.
But what about this thing?
What about this thing?
No, he said this, this, that.
Okay.
What about if you had something to sign?
I mean, something to... a pad, right?
You didn't ask for it, so I ain't gonna take it.
Okay.
I'll put you in place.
Yeah, ok. Straight.
Oh, me?
You put the hands straight?
Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Is that ok?
Lifting up your hands.
Det er de fleste vi har hatt.
Det er fleste vi har hatt.
Nå.
Nå.
Nå.
Nå.
Nå.
Nå.
Nå.

NARA Description

Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 1:03 pm on February 23, 1971 and 11:45 am on February 25, 1971. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 048-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 48-2

Date: Unknown between February 23 and February 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:03 pm, February 23 and 11:45 am, February 25, 1971
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown persons met

     Preparation of Cabinet Room for upcoming meeting

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 08/13/2019.]
[Unintelligible]

[048-002-w001]
[Duration: 7m 45s]

[This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation.]

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     Preparation of Cabinet Room for upcoming meeting
          -Demonstration

Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 11:45 am

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 048-002, February 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/048-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).