Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 67 › Conversation 067-009

Nixon White House recording on Foreign Policy and Press Conferences

Friday, July 30, 1971 · 9:54 AM–10:10 AM ET · Cabinet Room

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation067-009 on Tape 67StartFriday, July 30, 1971 at 9:54 AMEndFriday, July 30, 1971 at 10:10 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 067-009 ↗

An unknown individual met with administration personnel in the Cabinet Room to discuss procedural arrangements and preparations for upcoming press conferences. The dialogue touched upon the logistical handling of foreign policy inquiries and potential questions regarding international relations. The participants also engaged in casual administrative discussions concerning the physical layout of the Cabinet Room and internal White House operations.

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1:10:00Inevitably, foreign policy is fine, and the bills sound like one of those press conferences that I always like to combine.
1:10:04But you'll be prepared to answer questions from all, every country in the world, or virtually every country.

On July 30, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:10 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 067-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 67-9

Date: Unknown between July 30 and August 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:54 am, July 30 and 10:10 am, August 5, 1971
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown men met

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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/16/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[067-009-w001]
[Duration: 7m 31s]

     Schedule

     Cabinet Room
          -The President’s chair
               -Height
          -Unknown person
               -Proof of employment at White House
          -Unknown person’s first visit to White House
          -Dwight D. Eisenhower’s portrait
          -George P. Shultz

     Location

     Telephone call
          -Operator
               -East Wing

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The unknown men left at an unknown time before 10:10 am, August 5, 1971
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Conversation 067-009, July 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/067-009 (accessed October 13, 2026).