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Conversation 084-008

TapeTape 84StartTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 10:56 AMEndWednesday, December 1, 1971 at 9:57 AMParticipantsWhite House tour groupRecording deviceCabinet Room
AI Summary

President Nixon hosted a private tour group in the Cabinet Room, providing them an informal opportunity to view the facility and presidential seating arrangements. During the brief interaction, the group discussed the room’s aesthetics and features, including its portraits and table dimensions. No policy decisions or official business were conducted during this ceremonial visit.

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AudioNARA 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 084-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 84-8

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

     Cabinet Room
          -Chairs
               -The President’s

                     -Height
                -Transportation Secretary
                     -John A. Volpe
                -Commerce Secretary
                     -Maurice H. Stans
                -Secretary of State
                -Treasury Secretary
                -Secretary of Defense
                -Attorney General
                -The Vice President
          -Portraits
                -Dwight D. Eisenhower
                -Theodore (“Teddy”) Roosevelt
                -[Thomas] Woodrow Wilson
          -United Nations Ambassador
                -George H. W. Bush

The tour group left at an unknown time before 9:57 am, December 1, 1971
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Well, don't let me take too much of your time.
This is really awesome.
It's great.
It is beautiful, but I've never met a base like Alcatraz.
Oh, tremendous size tables.
This is where they're not the biggest, but I don't think they're that bad.
Why can't we spot them?
Wouldn't bad things align?
They usually, now, bad things are happening to some kids too.
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