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Nixon White House recording on Cabinet Room and Unidentified Participants

Thursday, September 7, 1972 · 10:18 AM–9:30 PM ET · Cabinet Room

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation106-004 on Tape 106StartThursday, September 7, 1972 at 10:18 AMEndThursday, September 7, 1972 at 9:30 PMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 106-004 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures an unidentified group of men meeting in the Cabinet Room during a three-day period in September 1972. Due to the lack of a transcript and the existence of a withdrawn segment related to privacy concerns, the specific agenda, participants, and outcomes remain undocumented. Consequently, no substantive policy discussions or executive decisions can be attributed to this exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On September 7, 1972, unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 9:30 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 106-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 106-4

Date: Unknown between September 7 and September 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:18 am, September 7 and 9:30 pm, September 9, 1972
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown men met

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Privacy]
[Duration: 13s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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The unknown men left at an unknown time before 9:30 pm, September 9, 1972

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 106-004, September 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/106-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).