Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 85 › Conversation 085-007

Nixon White House recording on White House and Cabinet Room

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

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation085-007 onTape 85StartFriday, December 3, 1971 at 12:00 AMEndFriday, December 3, 1971 at 10:08 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 085-007 ↗

AI Summary

An unidentified guide provides a tour of the White House Cabinet Room for unknown visitors, highlighting the specific seating arrangements for the President and Vice President. The discussion focuses on the historical significance of the room and encourages the visitors to examine the brass nameplates on the chairs. No substantive policy matters or executive decisions are addressed during this brief walkthrough.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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3:03:26This is the cabin room.
3:03:28And the president sits here.
3:03:30The vice president is right by our side.
3:03:33You might like to just walk around and look at the brass plates on the backs of the chairs.
3:03:38It's not in your case, but it's worth it.
3:03:40And I think this is a story you can do often.

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 085-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 85-7

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 met

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Non-historical]
[Duration: 29s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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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.
  • 085-006 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.
  • 085-008 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 085-007, 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/085-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).