Maintenance personnel working in the Cabinet Room were recorded engaging in role-playing exercises, during which they took turns impersonating the President, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Labor, and a White House candidate. This brief interaction serves as a candid, lighthearted example of staff utilizing a secure government space for informal recreation. No substantive policy discussions or political developments occurred during this brief period.
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 085-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 85-4 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 [maintenance personnel?] met ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Non-historical] [Duration: 14m 42s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** The unknown men [maintenance personnel?] left at an unknown time before 10:08 am, December 6, 1971
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