Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 87 › Conversation 087-008
Farrell & Parker on Cabinet Room and Facility management
Monday, January 3, 1972 · 4:44 PM–2:45 PM ET · Cabinet Room
AI Summary
Michael J. Farrell and David N. Parker participated in an informal meeting in the Cabinet Room involving logistical coordination and personal introductions. The discussion touched upon the physical layout and decor of the Cabinet Room, as well as the administrative use of space within the White House complex. The encounter concluded with pleasantries regarding career transitions and travel arrangements.
- Cabinet Room
- White House logistics
- Personnel administration
- Facility management
Audio
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NARA Description
Michael J. Farrell, David N. Parker, and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 4:44 pm on January 3, 1972 and 2:45 pm on January 20, 1972. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 087-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 87-8
Date: Unknown between January 3 and January 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:44 pm, January 3 and 2:45 pm, January 20, 1972
Location: Cabinet Room
Michael J. Farrell met with unknown people
Cabinet Room
-Seating arrangement
-President
-Vice President
-Secretaries
White House Rose Garden
-Wedding
-Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward R. F. Cox
-President’s use
Cabinet Room
-Decor
-Secretaries
-Telephones
Farrell left at an unknown time before 2:45 pm, January 20, 1972
-The Secretary of the Treasury
-John B. Connally
-Farrell
-Unknown Individual
-Ambassador
-Europe
[Unintelligible]
An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 4:44 pm, January 3, 1972
Identification
-Farrell
-Schedule
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 2:45 pm, January 20, 1972
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[Non-historical]
[Duration: 3m 33s ]
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David N. Parker entered at an unknown time after 4:44 pm, January 3, 1972
Introductions
The President’s office
Parker left at an unknown time before 2:45 pm, January 20, 1972; the unknown people left at an
unknown time before 2:45 pm, January 20, 1972.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on January 3, 1972
- 018-013 4:44 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 5:15 pm.
- 018-014 4:44 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, unknown person(s), and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 5:15 pm.
- 087-002 4:44 PM · 5 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 4:44 pm on January 3, 1972 and 2:45 pm on January 20, 1972.
- 087-003 4:44 PM · 3 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 4:44 pm on January 3, 1972 and 2:45 pm on January 20, 1972.
- 087-004 4:44 PM · 12 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 4:44 pm on January 3, 1972 and 2:45 pm on January 20, 1972.
- 087-005 4:44 PM · 7 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 4:44 pm on January 3, 1972 and 2:45 pm on January 20, 1972.
- 087-006 4:44 PM · 1 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 4:44 pm on January 3, 1972 and 2:45 pm on January 20, 1972.
- 087-007 4:44 PM · 3 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 4:44 pm on January 3, 1972 and 2:45 pm on January 20, 1972.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 087-008, January 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/087-008 (accessed November 2, 2026).