Nixon White House TapesTape 51 › Conversation 051-006

Nixon White House recording on White House Cabinet Room

Thursday, March 25, 1971 · 11:15 AM–11:25 AM ET · Cabinet Room

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation051-006 onTape 51StartThursday, March 25, 1971 at 11:15 AMEndThursday, March 25, 1971 at 11:25 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 051-006 ↗

A brief meeting between unidentified individuals took place in the Cabinet Room, though the specific purpose and content of the discussion remain inaccessible due to a lack of transcript records. The interaction lasted no longer than ten minutes and concluded without documented resolutions or policy outcomes. Consequently, the nature of the consultation remains unknown to researchers.

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On March 25, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:25 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 051-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 51-6

Date: March 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:15 am and 11:25 am
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown men met

     [Unintelligible]

The unknown men left at an unknown time before 11:25 am
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Conversation 051-006, March 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/051-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).