Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 84 › Conversation 084-003

White House tour group on White House tours and Federal departments

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

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation084-003 onTape 84StartTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 10:56 AMEndWednesday, December 1, 1971 at 9:57 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 084-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon hosted a tour group in the Cabinet Room to discuss the structural organization and historical context of the executive branch. The conversation covered the creation and functions of various federal departments, including HUD, Transportation, and HEW, while also addressing fiscal topics such as government spending and Social Security. The President used the meeting as an opportunity to provide the visitors with insights into cabinet-level operations and American political history.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

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. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 084-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 84-3

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

A tour group met

[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]

     Creation of departments
          -Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD]
          -Transportation
          -Department of Health, Education, and Welfare [HEW]

     Cabinet Room
          -Meetings
          -Appropriations
          -Social Security
          -Government spending

     The President

     [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson

The tour group left at an unknown time before 9:57 am, December 1, 1971

Also recorded on November 16, 1971

  • 084-002 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.
  • 084-004 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.
  • 084-005 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.
  • 084-006 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.
  • 084-007 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 — 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 084-003, 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/084-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).