Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 99 › Conversation 099-009
Nixon White House recording on Maintenance and Administrative Logistics
Thursday, April 20, 1972 · 11:39 AM–3:07 PM ET · Cabinet Room
AI Summary
Maintenance personnel or unidentified individuals met in the Cabinet Room to discuss technical or logistical issues related to equipment or documentation. The participants briefly touched upon the status of a specific item or record, referencing a building photograph and the transmission of language for a match. No significant policy decisions were recorded, as the conversation appears to focus on administrative or maintenance-related coordination.
- Maintenance
- Administrative Logistics
- Records Management
- White House Operations
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On April 20, 1972, unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:39 am and 3:07 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 099-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 99-9 Date: Unknown between April 20 and May 1, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:39 am, April 20 and 3:07 pm, May 1, 1972 Location: Cabinet Room Unknown people [maintenance personnel] met ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Non-historical] [Duration: 3m 40s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** The unknown people [maintenance personnel?] left at an unknown time before 3:07 pm, May 1,
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 099-009, April 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/099-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).