Nixon White House TapesTape 50 › Conversation 050-010

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Tuesday, March 23, 1971 · 9:55 AM–10:35 AM ET · Cabinet Room

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation050-010 onTape 50StartTuesday, March 23, 1971 at 9:55 AMEndTuesday, March 23, 1971 at 10:35 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 050-010 ↗

This recording consists entirely of administrative or routine maintenance activity conducted by White House custodial staff within the Cabinet Room. The conversation does not involve President Nixon or any policy officials, as the audio consists of two minutes and four seconds of non-historical material. Consequently, no substantive political or historical developments occurred during this brief period.

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On March 23, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:35 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 050-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 50-10

Date: March 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:55 am and 10:35 am
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown people [custodians] met

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Non-historical]
[Duration: 2m 4s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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The unknown people [custodians] left at an unknown time before 10:35 am
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Conversation 050-010, March 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/050-010 (accessed September 18, 2026).