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Conversation 100-008

TapeTape 100StartFriday, May 5, 1972 at 11:37 AMEndMonday, May 8, 1972 at 9:10 AMParticipantsWhite House tour groupRecording deviceCabinet Room
AI Summary

President Nixon hosted a tour group in the Cabinet Room, providing them with an informal briefing on the history and function of the space. He highlighted specific details regarding the room's furnishings, notably explaining that the Cabinet table was purchased using the members' personal funds. The interaction served as an educational visit, offering the guests a unique perspective on the operational environment of the executive branch.

White House tourCabinet RoomPresidential historyInterior furnishingsPublic relations
AudioNARA Description

a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:37 am on May 5, 1972 and 9:10 am on May 8, 1972. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 100-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 100-8

Date: Unknown between May 5 and May 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:37 am, May 5 and 9:10 am, May 8, 1972
Location: Cabinet Room

A tour group met

     Cabinet Room
          -Seating
                -The President’s chair
                -Secretaries of State and Defense
                -The Vice President
          -Table
                -Cost
          -Portrait

The tour group left at an unknown time before 9:10 am, May 8, 1972
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

The President purchased this table.
for the cabinet's personal funds.
And it costs 25, 30 bucks.
You got it on sale.
You carry it on the side of the various department heads to kind of testify.
For example, if someone held a street smoker when he talked to the cabinet, you know, wanted to say something, and they lost that, and then they'd be coming out.
It's good to see.
I don't think he wants to go to bed.
All right.
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