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Nixon White House recording on White House maintenance and international trade

Friday, May 19, 1972 · 5:23 PM–8:01 AM ET · Cabinet Room

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation101-012 onTape 101StartFriday, May 19, 1972 at 5:23 PMEndTuesday, June 13, 1972 at 8:01 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 101-012 ↗

AI Summary

A White House cleaning crew held a brief, informal discussion while performing maintenance duties in the Cabinet Room. The participants engaged in casual conversation regarding international trade contract bureaucracy and local temperature settings. The recording concludes as the crew departs the room.

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2:39:35On the other hand, you can't, on a trade contract, on an international trade contract, you literally have to call five departments before you, and then you can't get the area.
2:39:50It's sixty-eight.
2:39:51Sixty-one in this area.
2:39:52It's sixty-one in this area.
2:39:54Anyway, I'll see you very soon.
2:39:56Okay, thank you, sir.
2:39:57Thank you very much.
2:39:58Okay, and have a good weekend.

NARA Description

Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:23 pm on May 19, 1972 and 8:01 am on June 13, 1972. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 101-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 101-12

Date: Unknown between May 19 and June 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:23 pm, May 19 and 8:01 am, June 13, 1972
Location: Cabinet Room

A cleaning crew met

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The cleaning crew left at an unknown time before 8:01 am, June 13, 1972

Also recorded on May 19, 1972

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  • 101-014 5:23 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:23 pm on May 19, 1972 and 8:01 am on June 13, 1972.
  • 101-015 5:23 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:23 pm on May 19, 1972 and 8:01 am on June 13, 1972.
  • 101-016 5:23 PM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:23 pm on May 19, 1972 and 8:01 am on June 13, 1972.
  • 101-018 5:23 PM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:23 pm on May 19, 1972 and 8:01 am on June 13, 1972.
  • 101-019 5:23 PM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:23 pm on May 19, 1972 and 8:01 am on June 13, 1972.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 101-012, May 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/101-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).