Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 72 › Conversation 072-002

Nixon White House recording on White House Cabinet Room

Friday, September 10, 1971 · 12:12 PM–12:39 PM ET · Cabinet Room

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation072-002 onTape 72StartFriday, September 10, 1971 at 12:12 PMEndFriday, September 10, 1971 at 12:39 PMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 072-002 ↗

AI Summary

A group of unidentified participants convened in the Cabinet Room to deliberate on administrative or policy matters. Due to the withdrawal of the majority of the recording for non-historical reasons, the specific agenda, key figures involved, and any resulting decisions remain undocumented. The session was brief, concluding well before its scheduled end time.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On September 10, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:39 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 072-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 72-2

Date: September 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:12 pm and 12:39 pm
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown men met

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Non-historical]
[Duration: 9m 1s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 12:39 pm

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 072-002, September 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/072-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).