Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 104 › Conversation 104-014

White House tour group on White House tours and Cabinet Room

Saturday, July 1, 1972 · 10:40 AM–10:16 AM ET · Cabinet Room · 18 min

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation104-014 on Tape 104StartSaturday, July 1, 1972 at 10:40 AMEndFriday, July 21, 1972 at 10:16 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 104-014 ↗

AI Summary

A White House tour group convened in the Cabinet Room for a visit to the executive facilities. During the brief interaction, the group utilized the space for viewing purposes while under the observation of the taping system. No specific political discussions or substantive policy decisions were recorded during this visit.

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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 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 104-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 104-14

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 [tour group] met

     Cabinet Room
          -Location

          -Uses
          -The President

The tour group left at an unknown time before 10:16 am, July 21, 1972

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Let me tell you, we have a little gimmick for you here.
You can replace the... You can not replace them.
I just don't like people wearing them.
So I just don't have to do that to you.
These are in color.
These cost twice as much as the other ones.
These cost $2.
You all get one of these.
It's very nice, too.
It's in color.
It's very interesting.
Thank you so much.

— 16 min 51 s with no transcribed speech —

Well, for all you guys who are here to get your picture taken, I want you to know that the picture doesn't come out.
Are you serious?
Well, it's hard to get.
I've got seven pictures upstairs, but you are not looking at any walls.
I think we'll have the photographer back again.
Then you can try to swap.

Also recorded on July 1, 1972

  • 104-001 10:40 AM · 2 min — 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.
  • 104-002 10:40 AM · 1 min — 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.
  • 104-003 10:40 AM · 1 min — 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.
  • 104-004 10:40 AM · 42 sec — 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 · 2 min — 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 · 5 min — 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 · 58 sec — 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.
  • 026-033 11:00 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and U. Alexis Johnson talked on the telephone from 11:00 am to 11:12 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 104-014, 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/104-014 (accessed November 2, 2026).