Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 101 › Conversation 101-014

Nixon White House recording on White House maintenance and Welsh language

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

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation101-014 onTape 101StartFriday, May 19, 1972 at 5:23 PMEndTuesday, June 13, 1972 at 8:01 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 101-014 ↗

AI Summary

Workmen discussed routine maintenance tasks while performing unidentified labor within the Cabinet Room. The conversation, conducted primarily in Welsh, focused on the logistics of ongoing projects and potential requirements for additional resources. No substantive political or administrative policy decisions were recorded during this exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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5:16:24Diolch.
5:18:19Was that sort of a nice job to proceed with or did you have a chance to go outside?
5:18:24It's too long, but I figured if he's going in and preparing himself, that is a part of why he is.
5:18:29He probably wants to bury a barrel of smoke.
5:18:43Ie, ie, ie.
5:19:00ond ar gyfer gwasanaethau llygaid, os yw'r Prif Weinidog yn gwneud yr adnodd hwnnw, mae'n rhaid i ni fynd yn ôl ac ychwanegu'r adnodd.
5:19:08Bydd yn rhaid i ni fynd yn ôl ac ychwanegu'r adnodd.
5:19:12Allwch chi edrych arnyn nhw?
5:19:19Mae'n dal i fod yn wirioneddol wirioneddol wirioneddol, ond byddai'n rhaid i ni wneud rhywbeth i fynd allan.
5:19:24Mae'n wirioneddol wirioneddol wirioneddol, ond byddai'n rhaid i ni wneud rhywbeth i fynd allan.
5:19:27Mae'n rhaid i ni wneud rhywbeth i fynd allan.
5:19:30Mae'n rhaid i ni wneud rhywbeth i fynd allan.
5:19:31Mae'n rhaid i ni wneud rhywbeth i fynd allan.
5:19:33Mae'n rhaid i ni wneud rhywbeth i fynd allan.
5:19:37Mae'n rhaid i ni wneud rhywbeth i fynd allan.
5:19:41Mae'n rhaid i ni wneud rhywbeth i fynd allan.
5:19:44Mae'n rhaid i ni wneud rhy
5:19:49Diolch yn fawr.

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 101-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 101-14

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

Unknown people [workmen] met

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Non-historical]
[Duration: 43m 29s ]

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 5:23 pm, May 19, 1972

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

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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

Also recorded on May 19, 1972

  • 101-011 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.
  • 101-012 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.
  • 101-013 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.
  • 101-020 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 101-014, 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/101-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).