Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 91 › Conversation 091-002

White House tour group on White House tour and Cabinet Room

Thursday, February 17, 1972 · 10:00 AM–11:59 PM ET · Cabinet Room · 2 min

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation091-002 on Tape 91StartThursday, February 17, 1972 at 10:00 AMEndThursday, February 17, 1972 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 091-002 ↗

AI Summary

An unidentified tour guide leads a group through the Cabinet Room, providing brief commentary on the space's history and former occupants. The guide notes changes made to the room's appearance following the tenure of President Lyndon B. Johnson and mentions various political subjects. The exchange concludes after a brief, largely unintelligible discussion involving the visitors.

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NARA Description

On February 17, 1972, a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 091-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 91-2

Date: February 17, 1972
Time: Unknown after 10:00 am
Location: Cabinet Room

An unknown person conducted a tour for unknown people

     Tour
            -Cabinet Room
            -Oval Office
            -Table
                  -Jeff Jones
            -Chairs
                  -Black leather
            -Williamsburg
            -Robert H. Finch
            -Press conference
                  -Table
                  -[Thomas] Woodrow Wilson

     [General conversation/Unintelligible]

The unknown people left at an unknown time after 10:00 am

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This is the captain room.
When we got here, you really can't imagine how this place looked.
Johnson had three kickers.
They'd go on all the time.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 091-002, February 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/091-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).