Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 84 › Conversation 084-014

Nixon White House recording on White House maintenance and Facility operations

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

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation084-014 onTape 84StartTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 10:56 AMEndWednesday, December 1, 1971 at 9:57 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 084-014 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures maintenance staff discussing routine facility operations and logistics within the White House Cabinet Room. The conversation centers on technical concerns, including alarm systems, fire safety protocols, and general maintenance costs. The participants also facilitate the arrival of a tour group, briefly discussing the logistics of their visit to the space.

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1:02:57Diolch yn fawr iawn am wylio'r fideo
1:13:45Diolch.
1:37:51Mae'r casg yma.
1:37:52Mae'r casg yn sefyll yn ddiddorol.
1:37:52Mae'r casg yn sefyll yn ddiddorol.
1:37:53Mae'r casg yn sefyll yn ddiddorol.
1:37:54Mae'r casg yn sefyll yn ddiddorol.
1:37:55Mae'r casg yn sefyll yn ddiddorol.
1:37:55Mae'r casg yn sefyll yn ddiddorol.
1:37:56Mae'r casg yn sefyll yn ddiddorol.
1:37:57Mae'r casg yn sefyll yn ddiddorol.
1:37:57Mae'r casg yn sefyll yn ddiddorol.
1:38:22Mae'n rhaid i fi ddweud hynny ynghylch hyn.
1:38:23Mae'n rhaid i fi ddweud hynny ynghylch hynny.
1:38:25Mae'n rhaid i fi ddweud hynny ynghylch hynny.
1:38:26Mae'n rhaid i fi ddweud hynny ynghylch hynny ynghylch hynny.
1:38:28Mae'n rhaid i fi ddweud hynny ynghylch hynny ynghylch hynny ynghylch hynny ynghylch hynny ynghylch hynny ynghylch hynny ynghylch hynny ynghylch hynny ynghylch hynny ynghylch hynny ynghylch hynny ynghylch hynny ynghylch hynny yng
1:38:52Dwi'n gwneud hynny yn y rhan o'r brosiect, yn y rhan o'r brosiect, yn y rhan o'r brosiect, yn y rhan o'r brosiect, yn y rhan o'r brosiect, yn y rhan o'r brosiect, yn y rhan o'r brosiect, yn y rhan o'r brosiect, yn y rhan o'r brosiect, yn y rhan o'r brosiect, yn y rhan o'r brosiect, yn y rhan o'r brosiect, yn y rhan o'r brosiect, yn y rhan o'r brosiect, yn y rhan o'r brosiect,
1:39:22Does the United Nations, do all the United Nations come?
1:39:27No, the United Nations is a member of the Cabinet.

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 084-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 84-14

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 [maintenance personnel?] met

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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/20/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]

[Non-Historical]
[084-014-w001]
[Duration: 22m 44s]

       [First name unknown] Scully [sp] [?]

       Fire

       Cost of something

       Unknown person's return

       Money

       Doors [drawers?]

       Telephone call

       Unknown person's schedule

       Alarm

Unknown persons [tour group] entered at an unknown time.

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The unknown people 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.
  • 084-006 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 084-014, 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/084-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).