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White House tour group on White House tours and Cabinet Room

Friday, May 19, 1972 · 5:23 PM–8:01 AM ET · Cabinet Room · 2 min

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation101-020 on Tape 101StartFriday, May 19, 1972 at 5:23 PMEndTuesday, June 13, 1972 at 8:01 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 101-020 ↗

AI Summary

A White House tour group was guided through the Cabinet Room, receiving an overview of the chamber's historical and functional significance. The guide explained the room's utility for presidential meetings and bill-signing ceremonies while detailing the traditional seating order for cabinet members. Participants were also shown specific interior features, including the donor-provided table and official pewter appointments.

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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 101-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 101-20

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
          -Pewter plates
          -The President’s and the Vice President’s chairs
          -Use
                -Bill-signing ceremonies
                -Meetings
          -Seating
                -Order
                      -The President
                      -Secretary of Defense
                      -Secretary of State
                      -The Vice President
                      -Secretary of the Treasury
                      -Attorney General
                      -Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD]
                      -Secretary of Transportation
          -Table
                -Donor
          -Pewter plates and ashtray

     [Unintelligible]

     Doors

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

Transcript (AI-generated)

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This isn't just used for chat meetings, this will be used for any type of meeting that the President will sit in on.
Bill settings there, so the domestic affairs council and meetings with legal leaders and business owners.
This is one that's way more in the area, so this will be a massive use of these here.
Traditionally, the President is led by the Secretary of Defence and the Secretary of State.

Also recorded on May 19, 1972

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  • 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 · 15 min — 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 · 44 min — 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 · 2 min — 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 · 11 min — 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 · 6 min — 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 · 6 min — 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 101-020, 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/101-020 (accessed November 2, 2026).