Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 84 › Conversation 084-005

White House tour group on White House tours and Cabinet Room

Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 10:56 AM–9:57 AM ET · Cabinet Room · 35 min

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation084-005 on Tape 84StartTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 10:56 AMEndWednesday, December 1, 1971 at 9:57 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 084-005 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417174289 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon hosted a tour group in the Cabinet Room to showcase the historic office and its architectural features. During the visit, the President engaged with the guests by discussing specific details of the room, including the unique height and placement of his official chair. This interaction served as an informal public relations event, highlighting the executive workspace to private citizens.

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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 084-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 84-5

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

     The President’s office

     Cabinet Room

     Chairs
          -The President’s
               -Height

     Architectural features

     The White House

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

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Also recorded on November 16, 1971

  • 084-002 10:56 AM · 28 min — 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.
  • 084-003 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.
  • 084-006 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 · 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.
  • 084-008 10:56 AM · 1 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.
  • 084-009 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 · 2 min — 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 084-005, November 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174289). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/084-005 (accessed November 2, 2026).