Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 104 › Conversation 104-001

Nixon White House recording on Secret Service and Cabinet Room

Saturday, July 1, 1972 · 10:40 AM–10:16 AM ET · Cabinet Room

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation104-001 onTape 104StartSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 10:40 AMEndFriday, July 21, 1972 at 10:16 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 104-001 ↗

AI Summary

An unidentified group, potentially including Secret Service agents, convened in the Cabinet Room for a brief and largely unintelligible discussion. The exchange, which captures only a fleeting introduction by an individual identifying as Gretchen Franklin, yields no substantial policy deliberations or actionable intelligence. Due to the lack of clear audio and substantive content, the purpose of this meeting remains historically indeterminate.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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2:23I'm Gretchen Franklin.

NARA Description

Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:40 am on July 1, 1972 and 10:16 am on July 21, 1972. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 104-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 104-1

Date: Unknown between July 1 and July 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:40 am, July 1 and 10:16 am, July 21, 1972
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown people [Secret Service agents?] met
[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]

     [Unintelligible]

The Secret Service agents [?] left at an unknown time before 10:16 am, July 21, 1972

Also recorded on July 1, 1972

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  • 104-004 10:40 AM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:40 am on July 1, 1972 and 10:16 am on July 21, 1972.
  • 104-005 10:40 AM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:40 am on July 1, 1972 and 10:16 am on July 21, 1972.
  • 104-006 10:40 AM — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:40 am on July 1, 1972 and 10:16 am on July 21, 1972.
  • 104-007 10:40 AM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:40 am on July 1, 1972 and 10:16 am on July 21, 1972.
  • 104-014 10:40 AM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:40 am on July 1, 1972 and 10:16 am on July 21, 1972.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 104-001, July 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/104-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).