Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 76 › Conversation 076-002
Nixon White House recording on Cabinet Room and White House personnel
Friday, September 17, 1971 · 4:24 PM–4:26 PM ET · Cabinet Room
AI Summary
This brief recorded interval in the Cabinet Room documents the departure of unidentified individuals following an undisclosed meeting. Due to the lack of a transcript and the brevity of the segment, the specific purpose and substantive content of the discussion remain indeterminate. The recording serves primarily as a logistical record of personnel exiting the room.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On September 17, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 4:24 pm and 4:26 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 076-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 76-2
Date: September 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:24 pm and 4:26 pm
Location: Cabinet Room
Unknown people met
Departure from the Cabinet Room
The unknown people left at an unknown time before 4:26 pmAlso recorded on September 17, 1971
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- 575-003 2:32 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:37 pm.
- 575-004 4:24 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, Warren E. Burger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:24 pm to 4:33 pm.
- 009-063 4:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Warren E. Burger talked on the telephone from 4:28 pm to 4:32 pm.
- 009-064 4:32 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 7:48 pm.
- 575-005 4:34 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert T. Stafford, Helen C. Stafford, Neil Houston, William E. Timmons, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:34 pm to 4:41 pm.
- 575-006 4:41 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:41 pm and 4:43 pm.
- 575-007 4:43 PM · 1 hr 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, Manolo Sanchez, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Eugene V. Risher met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:43 pm to 6:24 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 076-002, September 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/076-002 (accessed October 23, 2026).