Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 51 › Conversation 051-011

White House tour group on White House tour and Cabinet Room

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

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation051-011 onTape 51StartThursday, March 25, 1971 at 11:30 AMEndThursday, March 25, 1971 at 5:00 PMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 051-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon hosted a tour group in the Cabinet Room, providing them with an informal overview of the space's layout and historical significance. The President engaged with the visitors by highlighting specific features of the room, including the location of his chair and the mechanisms for the taping system. No substantive policy decisions were made during this brief interaction, which served primarily as a ceremonial engagement.

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NARA Description

On March 25, 1971, a White House tour group 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 051-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 51-11

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

Unknown people [a tour group] met

     Cabinet Room
          -President’s chair
          -A button
          -Roosevelt Room
          -Cabinet Room
          -Chairs
                -Cost

The unknown people [tour group] left at an unknown time before 5:00 pm

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  • 051-007 11:25 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 11:25 am to 11:30 am.
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  • 051-009 11:30 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 5:00 pm.
  • 051-010 11:30 AM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 5:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 051-011, 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/051-011 (accessed September 18, 2026).