Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 87 › Conversation 087-011

Nixon White House recording on Audio-visual equipment and Cabinet Room

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

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation087-011 onTape 87StartMonday, January 3, 1972 at 4:44 PMEndThursday, January 20, 1972 at 2:45 PMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 087-011 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures an unidentified group of individuals meeting in the Cabinet Room to discuss technical or logistical matters regarding audio-visual equipment. The nature of the discussion remains ambiguous due to the lack of a transcript and the absence of identified participants. The primary focus of the session appears to be the installation, maintenance, or operation of recording or presentation technology within the White House.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

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 087-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 87-11

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

Unknown men met

     Audio-visual equipment

The unknown men left at an unknown time before 2:45 pm, January 20, 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 087-011, 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/087-011 (accessed September 18, 2026).