Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 85 › Conversation 085-006

White House tour group on White House tours and Cabinet Room

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

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation085-006 onTape 85StartFriday, December 3, 1971 at 12:00 AMEndFriday, December 3, 1971 at 10:08 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 085-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon hosted a group of visitors in the Cabinet Room, providing them with an informal tour of the executive workspace. During the brief interaction, a participant identified as Mr. Buck expressed appreciation for the experience, noting the personal impact of the visit. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this public relations encounter.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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2:58:37I got Mr. Buck standing up here in the early morning.
2:58:40I was glad he was here.
2:58:42I feel like I'm a different person.
2:59:32Thank you very much.

NARA Description

On December 3, 1971, 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. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 085-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 85-6

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 people [a tour group] met

     [Unintelligible]

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

Also recorded on December 3, 1971

  • 085-001 12:00 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 10:08 am.
  • 085-002 12:00 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 10:08 am.
  • 085-003 12:00 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 10:08 am.
  • 085-004 12:00 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 10:08 am.
  • 085-007 12:00 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 10:08 am.
  • 085-008 12:00 AM — 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 — 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 — 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 085-006, 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/085-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).