Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 84 › Conversation 084-002

Nixon White House recording on Cabinet Room and Electrical Maintenance

Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 10:56 AM–9:57 AM ET · Cabinet Room

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation084-002 on Tape 84StartTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 10:56 AMEndWednesday, December 1, 1971 at 9:57 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 084-002 ↗

AI Summary

Staff members and maintenance personnel coordinated the physical logistics and setup for a Cabinet Room meeting. The discussion focused on operational details, including seating arrangements, electrical circuitry repairs, and concerns regarding a burning smell. While the transcript contains fragmentary references to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) funding, the recording primarily documents technical preparations for upcoming executive sessions.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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15:14Diolch.
31:49Felly, dyma'r cyfarfodaeth.
31:54Mae'n ddiddorol iawn am y cyfarfodaeth hefyd.
32:00Mae'n ddiddorol iawn.
32:15Mae'r arbenigwyr yn dweud y mae'r cyllid hwnnw ar gyfer H.E.W.
32:20yn hytrach na chyfrifoldebau a $960 miliwn.
32:23Rwy'n meddwl bod hynny'n cael ei wneud yn ystod 0.2 mlynedd.
32:28Ac mae hynny'n cymryd rhan o'r cyllid diogelwch yn ystod 0.2 mlynedd.
32:32Mae hynny'n cymryd rhan o'r cyllid diogelwch yn ystod 0.2 mlynedd.
32:35Mae hynny'n cymryd rhan o'r cyllid diogelwch yn ystod 0.2 mlynedd.
32:38Mae hynny'n cymryd rhan o'r cyllid diogelwch yn ystod 0.2 mlynedd.
32:41Mae hynny'n cymryd rhan o'r cyllid diogelwch yn ystod 0.2 mlynedd.
32:44Mae hynny'n cymryd rhan o'r cyll
32:50Rydyn ni'n mynd i fynd i fynd i fynd i fynd

NARA Description

Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:56 am on November 16, 1971 and 9:57 am on December 1, 1971. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 084-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 84-2

Date: Unknown between November 16 and December 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:56 am, November 16 and 9:57 am, December 1, 1971
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown people met

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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/20/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[084-002-w001]
[Duration: 27m 56s]

       Council meeting

       Seating

       Preparation for a meeting

       Lights

       Number of seats

       H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [?]

       Electrical circuitry
             -Wires
             -Testing
             -Panel

       Cleaning

       Paul [surname unknown]

       Switches

An unknown man entered at an unknown time.

       Cabinet Room

             -Scheduled meetings
                  -Oval Office

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:57 a.m., December 1, 1971.

       Electrical circuitry
             -Wire

       Burning smell

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Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 9:57 am, December 1, 1971

Also recorded on November 16, 1971

  • 084-003 10:56 AM · 8 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:56 am on November 16, 1971 and 9:57 am on December 1, 1971.
  • 084-004 10:56 AM · 24 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:56 am on November 16, 1971 and 9:57 am on December 1, 1971.
  • 084-005 10:56 AM · 35 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:56 am on November 16, 1971 and 9:57 am on December 1, 1971.
  • 084-006 10:56 AM · 4 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:56 am on November 16, 1971 and 9:57 am on December 1, 1971.
  • 084-007 10:56 AM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:56 am on November 16, 1971 and 9:57 am on December 1, 1971.
  • 084-008 10:56 AM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:56 am on November 16, 1971 and 9:57 am on December 1, 1971.
  • 084-009 10:56 AM · 9 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:56 am on November 16, 1971 and 9:57 am on December 1, 1971.
  • 084-010 10:56 AM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:56 am on November 16, 1971 and 9:57 am on December 1, 1971.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 084-002, November 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/084-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).