Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 85 › Conversation 085-008

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 groupConversation085-008 on Tape 85StartFriday, December 3, 1971 at 12:00 AMEndFriday, December 3, 1971 at 10:08 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 085-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon hosted a tour group in the Cabinet Room, providing them with an informal overview of the executive space. He pointed out the specific seating arrangements, including his own chair, and briefly discussed the room's decor and the view of the Rose Garden. The interaction served as a brief, candid moment of public engagement within the White House workspace.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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3:03:46Secretary of State, Secretary of State, Secretary of State, Secretary of State, Secretary of State, Secretary of State, Secretary of State, Secretary of State,

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 085-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 85-8

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

A tour group met

     [Unintelligible]

     Cabinet table
          -The President’s chair
          -Members’ chairs

     Pictures

     Rose Garden

     Ceiling

The tour group 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.
  • 085-007 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.
  • 085-009 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 · 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 085-008, 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/085-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).