Nixon White House TapesTape 51 › Conversation 051-008

Nixon White House recording on Cabinet Room and Unidentified participants

Thursday, March 25, 1971 · 11:30 AM–5:00 PM ET · Cabinet Room

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation051-008 onTape 51StartThursday, March 25, 1971 at 11:30 AMEndThursday, March 25, 1971 at 5:00 PMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 051-008 ↗

A meeting involving unidentified participants occurred in the Cabinet Room, though the recording consists of unintelligible audio. Due to the lack of transcript and identifiable speakers, no substantive policy discussions, decisions, or specific developments were captured. The brief recording concludes without any discernable action items.

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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 11:30 am and 5:00 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 051-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 51-8

Date: March 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:30 am and 5:00 pm
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown men entered

     [Unintelligible]

The unknown men left at an unknown time before 5:00 pm
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Conversation 051-008, 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/051-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).