Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 90 › Conversation 090-004
Nixon White House recording on intelligence and national security
Monday, February 7, 1972 · 12:18 PM–11:22 AM ET · Cabinet Room · 2 min
AI Summary
This brief and fragmented exchange between unidentified participants involves a vague reference to the existence of "bad people" and an offer to facilitate a meeting regarding them. The conversation lacks sufficient context to identify the specific individuals involved or the nature of the individuals discussed. Due to the limited nature of the recording, no substantive policy decisions or actionable outcomes are evident.
- intelligence
- national security
- unidentified persons
- White House operations
Audio
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part A, 30:19
NARA Description
Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:18 pm on February 7, 1972 and 11:22 am on February 9, 1972. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 090-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 90-4 Date: Unknown between February 7 and February 9, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:18 pm, February 7 and 11:22 am, February 9, 1972 Location: Cabinet Room Unknown people met ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Non-historical] [Duration: 1m 31s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** [Recording ends while the conversation is in progress] The unknown people left at an unknown time before 11:22 am, February 9, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 090-004, February 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/090-004 (accessed November 2, 2026).