Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 102 › Conversation 102-004

Nixon White House recording on White House administration and Cabinet Room

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

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation102-004 onTape 102StartTuesday, May 30, 1972 at 12:01 AMEndTuesday, May 30, 1972 at 8:01 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 102-004 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures an unidentified group of participants meeting in the White House Cabinet Room. Because the content of the conversation remains entirely withdrawn from the public record, no substantive details regarding the topics, decisions, or purpose of the gathering are available. Consequently, the historical significance of this segment cannot be determined from the existing documentation.

Audio

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NARA Description

On May 30, 1972, unknown person(s) 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 102-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 102-4

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

Unknown people entered

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[Duration: 7m 47s ]

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The unknown people 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.
  • 102-002 12:01 AM — 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.
  • 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.
  • 102-005 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 102-004, 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/102-004 (accessed September 18, 2026).