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White House tour group on White House tour and Cabinet Room

Friday, May 5, 1972 · 11:37 AM–9:10 AM ET · Cabinet Room ·2 min

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation100-014 onTape 100StartFriday, May 5, 1972 at 11:37 AMEndMonday, May 8, 1972 at 9:10 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 100-014 ↗

AI Summary

A White House tour group explored the Cabinet Room, where they discussed the history and functional use of the space, including the placement of the President's chair and its role in official signing ceremonies. An unidentified guide or staff member recounted personal anecdotes regarding the President's past appearances in the room and the logistics of managing crowds during such events. The exchange focused primarily on the room's layout, furnishings, and the practical experience of hosting official presidential proceedings.

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The cabinet broke.
You have to let me.
I'll help you.
Okay.
Stay scared.
Of course, I didn't know until we got to work here.
The members actually buy these jams.
No, they didn't.
They didn't scare me.
What's this?
What's this?
What's this?
What's this?
He had a signing ceremony, but he did not report at all.
It was during the year of the pandemic.
So the president comes through this door, and he sat at the end of the table.
And, of course, his face was immediately appreciated.
And he said, I didn't know the president.
He was sat right down there.
And I was standing at the end.
I was standing right by where this chair was, and waiting.
I was about, like, from here to here, I would say, on that distance.
And, let's see, it was like, the crowd was like, no big.
And the photographer was cut in.
Oh, sure, I think the particular choices, I imagine that it could be easier, but I think it should probably be right here.

NARA 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 100-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 100-14

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
          -Chairs
               -Purchase

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 08/26/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[100-014-w001]
[Duration: 24s]

     Cabinet Room
          -Question

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     Cabinet Room
          -Chairs
               -The President’s chair
          -Function
               -Signing ceremonies
                    -The President’s office
          -Experience of unknown person
               -Crowd

The tour group left at an unknown time before 9:10 am, May 8, 1972

Also recorded on May 5, 1972

  • 100-002 11:37 AM · 3 min — 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.
  • 100-003 11:37 AM · 2 min — 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.
  • 100-004 11:37 AM · 16 sec — 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.
  • 100-005 11:37 AM · 2 min — 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.
  • 100-006 11:37 AM · 1 min — 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.
  • 100-007 11:37 AM · 3 min — Ronald L. Ziegler and 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.
  • 100-008 11:37 AM · 2 min — 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.
  • 100-009 11:37 AM — George P. Shultz and 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 100-014, May 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/100-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).