Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 101 › Conversation 101-016

White House tour group on White House tour and Cabinet Room

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

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation101-016 onTape 101StartFriday, May 19, 1972 at 5:23 PMEndTuesday, June 13, 1972 at 8:01 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 101-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Vice President Agnew hosted a tour group in the Cabinet Room, providing an informal overview of the space. The discussion centered on the room's physical layout, including the configuration of the Cabinet table, seating arrangements, and the significance of the displayed portraits. This interaction served as an educational visit, highlighting the historical and operational use of the room for executive functions.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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5:36:47Mae'r trefn ychydig yn uchaf i'r trefn.

5:36:51Mae'r trefn ychydig yn uchaf i'r trefn.

5:36:54Mae'r trefn ychydig yn uchaf i'r trefn.

5:37:07ac roedd hi'n cael ei ddweud wrth i'r Prif Weinidog ddim yn gofalu am y ffaith nad oedd hi'n gallu gweld y bobl yn y corff fawr, ac roedd yn anodd i'w gweld, ac roedd hi'n cael ei ddweud wrth i'r Prif Weinidog ddim yn gofalu am y ffaith nad oedd hi'n gallu gweld y bobl yn y corff fawr, ac roedd yn anodd i'w gweld, ac roedd yn anodd i'w gweld, ac roedd yn anodd i'w gweld, ac roedd yn anodd i'w gweld, ac roedd yn anodd i'w gweld, ac roedd yn anodd i'w gweld, ac roedd yn anodd i'w gweld, ac roedd yn anodd i'w

5:37:30chi'n gwybod, llawer o reoliadau.

5:37:33Roeddwn i'n gwybod.

5:37:34Roeddwn i'n gwybod.

5:37:35Roeddwn i'n gwybod.

5:37:37Roeddwn i'n gwybod.

5:37:38Roeddwn i'n gwybod.

5:37:40Roeddwn i'n gwybod.

5:37:42Roeddwn i'n gwybod.

5:38:08Diolch.

NARA Description

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. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 101-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 101-16

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 tour group met

     Cabinet Room
          -Seating
                -The President
                -The Vice President
          -Chairs
                -Nameplates
                -Disposition
          -Table
                -Shape
          -Portraits
          -Use

The tour group 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.
101-014 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.
101-018 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 101-016, 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/101-016 (accessed September 18, 2026).