Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 84 › Conversation 084-006

White House tour group on Cabinet Room and White House tours

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

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation084-006 onTape 84StartTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 10:56 AMEndWednesday, December 1, 1971 at 9:57 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 084-006 ↗

AI Summary

An unidentified tour group visited the Cabinet Room to receive an overview of the chamber's historical and functional significance. The presentation focused on the arrangement of the Cabinet members' chairs and the specific portraits selected by President Nixon for display, including those of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Woodrow Wilson. The discussion also touched upon the physical specifications of the President's chair and the formal seating protocols within the room.

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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 084-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 84-6

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

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 08/20/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[084-006-w001]
[Duration: 3m 30s]

       Cabinet Room
            -Chairs
                  -Department secretaries
            -Portraits
                  -The President's choices
                  -Dwight D. Eisenhower
                  -[Thomas] Woodrow Wilson
            -The President's chair
                  -Height
            -Seating

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