Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 87 › Conversation 087-008

Farrell & Parker on Cabinet Room and White House logistics

Monday, January 3, 1972 · 4:44 PM–2:45 PM ET · Cabinet Room

ParticipantsFarrell, Michael J.;  Parker, David N.;  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation087-008 onTape 87StartMonday, January 3, 1972 at 4:44 PMEndThursday, January 20, 1972 at 2:45 PMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 087-008 ↗

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.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:35:33Can I see some identification?
1:35:34Oh, Mr. Farrell.
1:35:35Farrell?
1:35:35Yeah, he's right out here, I think.
1:35:36Yes, he's from the Navy, isn't he?
1:35:37I've heard of him.
1:35:38I've heard of him.
1:35:38I've heard of him.
1:35:39No, well, we've been in here for a few minutes.
1:35:40He was in here with us and went out to say something or something.
1:35:41I don't know.
1:35:42I don't know.
1:35:42I don't know.
1:35:42I don't know.
1:36:09Thank you for watching.
1:36:17No, this is fine.
1:36:17No!
1:40:44Uh, congrats, uh, I don't know what we should say today, but we should call it the day of the motion, so maybe you can take it one more time.
1:40:56I thought I'd have a visit.
1:40:58Well, I don't know what that is.
1:40:59I just got out of, I just got out of the Navy yesterday.
1:41:01Congratulations.
1:41:02Congratulations.
1:41:02We're moving to Boston.
1:41:03We'll go home right here.
1:41:04Did you take a look at the president's office yesterday?
1:41:10No, I didn't.
1:41:13Thank you very much.
1:41:14Have a good trip.
1:41:15I had no idea.
1:41:44It's 3 o'clock.
1:41:45It's 3 o'clock.
1:41:45It's 3 o'clock.
1:43:22Storbritannia
1:43:57We thought it would be useful today that we get four kids.
1:44:42Thank you very much.
1:44:59Thank you very much.

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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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Non-historical]
[Duration: 3m 33s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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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.

Also recorded on January 3, 1972

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  • 087-003 4:44 PM — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 September 18, 2026).