Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 59 › Conversation 059-001

Nixon White House recording on Welsh language and Cabinet Room

Thursday, June 3, 1971 · 8:02 AM–10:04 AM ET · Cabinet Room ·12 min

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation059-001 onTape 59StartThursday, June 3, 1971 at 8:02 AMEndThursday, June 3, 1971 at 10:04 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 059-001 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures an unidentified group of individuals conversing in the Cabinet Room. The dialogue consists entirely of polite exchanges and farewells in the Welsh language, with no policy discussions or administrative business recorded. Consequently, the session provides no substantive insight into Nixon administration activities or historical decision-making.

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Diolch yn fawr iawn.
Diolch.
Diolch yn fawr.
Diolch yn fawr.
Diolch yn fawr iawn.
Hwyl.
Hwyl.
Hwyl.
Dwi eisiau cyflwyno i bawb yn gyntaf i ddweud wrthych chi bod pob un o'r cyfarfodydd wedi cael eu canolbwyntio yn yr ystafell hwn dros y blynyddoedd ac rwy'n meddwl efallai y byddai unrhyw gwerthfawr wedi'i ddefnyddio o amgylchiad yw bod hwn yn y grŵp cyfoethol mwyaf.

NARA Description

On June 3, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:02 am and 10:04 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 059-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 59-1

Date: June 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:02 am and 10:04 am
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown people met

     Cabinet Room
          -Furnishings
               -Chairs
               -Theodore (“Teddy”) Roosevelt

The unknown people left at 10:04 am

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  • 509-006 11:47 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:47 am to 12:08 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 059-001, June 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/059-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).