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Friday, May 5, 1972 · 11:37 AM–9:10 AM ET · Cabinet Room · 6 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation100-019 on Tape 100StartFriday, May 5, 1972 at 11:37 AMEndMonday, May 8, 1972 at 9:10 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 100-019 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417174361 ↗

A 6-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

Unknown person(s) 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 100-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 100-19

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

Unknown men met

[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]

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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/26/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[100-019-w001]
[Duration: 6s]

     Six months ago

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Recording ends at an unknown time before 9:10 am, May 8, 1972

Transcript (AI-generated)

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I don't know what you're dealing with.

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 · 30 min — 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 100-019, May 5, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174361). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/100-019 (accessed November 2, 2026).