Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 85 › Conversation 085-002

Nixon White House recording on Media relations and Public relations

Friday, December 3, 1971 · 12:00 AM–10:08 AM ET · Cabinet Room

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation085-002 on Tape 85StartFriday, December 3, 1971 at 12:00 AMEndFriday, December 3, 1971 at 10:08 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 085-002 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures an unidentified group discussing logistical arrangements for an upcoming public event or media presentation. The participants deliberate on the necessity of an administration introduction and the preparation of visual materials, such as photographs. The dialogue concludes with a reference to a 'road card,' suggesting that the group was coordinating promotional or travel-related schedules.

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NARA Description

On December 3, 1971, unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 10:08 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 085-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 85-2

Date: Unknown between December 3 and December 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:00 am, December 3 and 10:08 am, December 6, 1971
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown men met

     [Unintelligible]

The unknown men left at an unknown time before 10:08 am, December 6, 1971

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Follow the captain for the first time.
They need the administration to introduce them.
Most of the pictures are made for this.
Yeah, that's right.
Look for that on the road card.

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  • 085-008 12:00 AM · 15 sec — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 10:08 am.
  • 085-009 12:00 AM · 6 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 10:08 am.
  • 085-010 12:00 AM · 1 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 10:08 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 085-002, December 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/085-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).