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Conversation 060-004

TapeTape 60StartThursday, June 10, 1971 at 12:21 PMEndThursday, June 10, 1971 at 11:59 PMParticipantsWhite House tour groupRecording deviceCabinet Room
AI Summary

A White House tour group explored the Cabinet Room, where they discussed the room's architectural history, including the lowered ceiling and the evolution of the table's size. Participants exchanged anecdotes regarding previous administrations, such as those of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower, and identified the specific seating assignments for various cabinet officials. The informal session concluded with observations about the room's furnishings and a brief mention of ongoing construction on the White House swimming pool.

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AudioNARA Description

On June 10, 1971, a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 060-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 60-4

Date: June 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:21 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown people [tour group] met

     History of Cabinet Room
          -Franklin D. Roosevelt
          -Ceiling
          -Smoking
          -[Thomas] Woodrow Wilson
          -Dwight D. Eisenhower
          -Seating
                -The Vice President
                -John B. Connally
                -John A. Volpe
          -Chairs
                -Removal
                -Secretary of Labor
                -Connally

The unknown people [tour group] left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

This is new.
Last time, the table was here.
It was here when I had Jesse Jones and Franklin Roosevelt.
Correct.
It was smaller, and it was squarer than the work as well as the size of the room.
Much smaller.
And then I got something.
This carpet's working.
Anyway, this is the room with the ceiling that lowered a little, lighting the ceiling.
That's my cellar over here.
This is the center of the home.
jo jo jo jo jo jo
But I think it looks nice on us.
Each president gets a picture of you on it.
It rolls it out real soon.
How do you do that?
Det er alveg det som er bestående for oss.
Det er det som er viktigast.
Frank, our manager, said that the swimming pool is still under construction.
Now then, what's the deal?
It can't be used.
Oh, no.
It's got to go into their offices down there.
They had it.
Well, you know, it's built by the Japanese.
Right.
And so, and then Kennedy and some of the girls came out on the wall.
And they were going to insert two of them on the side of the chair, so some of the teachers couldn't hold that chair anymore.
They can't.
Two of them bring the particular stuff in there.
I would have not said that.
We can't represent which president he thinks most of them.
Yeah, it's true.
I think it's one of them.
I don't think so.
We have four.
Do you have any other ones?
One would take a break.
Well, what I'm sure it takes a lot of energy to move your wheels.
Mr. Jones, I always work on this.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
I was just standing there on the flat.
And Ms. Eisen would sit there.
And said, yes, you can sit down here.
Yeah.
And then John Connery would sit here.
Yes.
But, I mean, you have to be like, see these people are, I think John Wolfson said the rest are, you know, basically boys.
I mean, it's just being passionate.
Captain Oster leaves, he can pick his chair away.
I think he has to pay for it.
It's kind of his souvenir there.
A couple of like, I think, you're probably about to switch chairs, so that, does it matter?
I heard you told us you were a secretary of labor in the lecture.
Oh, because you might have done something like that.
Well, I just had a casual chair, yeah, for a lecture, probably never.
You just have a title.
New Jersey, thanks
Yes, I'm going to go over there in a minute.
Yes, yes, yes.
Yes, yes, yes.
That's great.
Thank you for watching!
Teksting av Nicolai Winther
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