Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 49 › Conversation 049-008

Nixon White House recording on Cabinet Room and Welsh language

Tuesday, March 2, 1971 · 1:07 PM–8:32 AM ET · Cabinet Room

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation049-008 on Tape 49StartTuesday, March 2, 1971 at 1:07 PMEndMonday, March 8, 1971 at 8:32 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 049-008 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures an unidentified group of individuals holding a discussion in the Cabinet Room regarding an unspecified matter. The dialogue, conducted in Welsh, focuses on the potential positive implications of a situation or proposed course of action. Due to the unintelligible nature of the majority of the exchange, no specific policy decisions or substantive outcomes can be determined from the audio.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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53:11Mae'n beth da i'w gadw, rwy'n siŵr y byddai hynny'n fomento ar eu sefyllfa, byddai hynny'n hyfryd.
53:16A oes unrhyw ffordd yn yr ydynt wedi'i ddweud?

NARA Description

Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 1:07 pm on March 2, 1971 and 8:32 am on March 8, 1971. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 049-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 49-8

Date: Unknown between March 2 and March 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:07 pm, March 2 and 8:32 am, March 8, 1971
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown people met

     [Unintelligible]

The unknown people left at an unknown time before 8:32 am, March 8, 1971

Also recorded on March 2, 1971

  • 049-002 12:44 PM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 1:07 pm.
  • 461-012 12:53 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Peter Heltemes, Jack Heltemes, Mrs. Jack Heltemes, Jack Heltemes, Jr., Holly Heltemes, Robert J. Dole, Robert Young, Mrs. Robert Young, David N. Parker, and George Bill met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 1:07 pm.
  • 049-010 1:07 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 1:07 pm on March 2, 1971 and 8:32 am on March 8, 1971.
  • 049-011 1:07 PM · 9 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 1:07 pm on March 2, 1971 and 8:32 am on March 8, 1971.
  • 461-013 1:07 PM · 6 sec — unknown person(s) and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:07 pm to 1:08 pm.
  • 461-014 1:08 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Kenneth R. Lyons, Charles W. Colson, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:08 pm to 1:23 pm.
  • 461-015 1:27 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 1:35 pm.
  • 461-016 1:27 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 1:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 049-008, March 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/049-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).