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White House tour group on White House tour and Cabinet Room

Tuesday, May 30, 1972 · 12:01 AM–8:01 AM ET · Cabinet Room

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation102-002 onTape 102StartTuesday, May 30, 1972 at 12:01 AMEndTuesday, May 30, 1972 at 8:01 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 102-002 ↗

AI Summary

A White House tour group explored the Cabinet Room to observe its architecture, artwork, and operational facilities. The discussion focused on the room’s functional aspects, including its projection capabilities, lighting maintenance, fire safety systems, and the preservation of displayed artwork and crystal. This informal session served as an educational walkthrough for visitors regarding the daily management and physical maintenance of executive office spaces.

Audio

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NARA Description

On May 30, 1972, a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 8:01 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 102-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 102-2

Date: Unknown between May 30 and June 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:01 am, May 30 and 8:01 am, June 13, 1972
Location: Cabinet Room

A tour group met

[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]

     Cabinet Room
          -Uses
          -Art work
          -Use of Projection Room
          -Fire alarm system
                -Effectiveness
          -Architecture
          -Lights
                -Electricians’ duties
          -Crystal
                -Cleaning
                     -Effort
          -Art Work
                -Bolshoi Ballet School
                -Bolshoi Theater

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

Also recorded on May 30, 1972

  • 102-001 12:01 AM — Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Robert J. McCloskey, Charles N. Brower, Reggie Thompson, Joseph Hancock, Ralph T. Smith, William L. Gifford, Charles D. Ablard, Thomas C. Korologos, Fred F. Fielding, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 8:01 am.
  • 102-003 12:01 AM — United States Secret Service agents met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 8:01 am.
  • 102-004 12:01 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 8:01 am.
  • 102-005 12:01 AM — Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 8:01 am.
  • 102-007 12:01 AM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 8:01 am.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 102-002, May 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/102-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).