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White House tour group on Cabinet Room and White House tours

Monday, May 8, 1972 · 9:44 PM–11:03 AM ET · Cabinet Room · 1 min

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation101-004 on Tape 101StartMonday, May 8, 1972 at 9:44 PMEndTuesday, May 16, 1972 at 11:03 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 101-004 ↗

AI Summary

An unidentified guide provides a tour of the Cabinet Room to a group of visitors, explaining the physical layout and historical appointments of the space. The narration details the specific seating arrangements for the President, Vice President, and key advisors, including Henry Kissinger and H.R. Haldeman. Additionally, the presentation highlights the symbolic importance of the portraits of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Woodrow Wilson, and Theodore Roosevelt chosen by the President to decorate the room.

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This is the captain.
This is the captain.
This is the captain.
This is the captain.
Mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud, mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud, mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud.
Mae'n rhaid i chi ddweud.
Mae'r Prifysgol wedi cael ei haeddu.
Mae'r Prifysgol wedi cael ei haeddu.
Mae'r Prifysgol wedi cael ei haeddu.
Mae'r Prifysgol wedi cael ei haeddu.
Mae'r Prifysgol wedi cael ei haeddu.
Mae'r Prifysgol wedi cael ei haeddu.
Diolch yn fawr.

NARA Description

a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 9:44 pm on May 8, 1972 and 11:03 am on May 16, 1972. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 101-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 101-4

Date: Unknown between May 8 and May 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:44 pm, May 8 and 11:03 am, May 16, 1972
Location: Cabinet Room

A tour group met

     Cabinet Room
          -Assistant to the President
          -Counsel to the President
          -Use
          -The President’s chair
          -The Vice President’s chair
          -Chairs
                -Nameplates
                -Departments
                -Seating order
          -Portraits
                -Dwight D. Eisenhower, [Thomas] Woodrow Wilson, and Theodore (“Teddy”)
                      Roosevelt
                      -Party Affiliations
          -Use
          -The President’s chair

          -Seating
                -The Vice President
                -Arrangements
                -Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman
          -The President’s chair
                -Described
          -Portraits
                -The President’s choices
                     -Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Wilson
                     -Installation
          -Table
                -Donor
                -Described
          -Photographs

The tour group left at an unknown time before 11:03 am, May 16, 1972

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 101-004, May 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/101-004 (accessed October 9, 2026).