An unidentified tour group visited the Cabinet Room, where they were given a brief overview of the space's function and historical significance. The visitors observed the room's layout, including the specific seating arrangements assigned to key officials such as Donald Rumsfeld and George Shultz. This informal tour provided the public with an up-close look at the administrative setting where the National Security Council and Cabinet meetings typically occur.
On September 7, 1972, a White House tour group 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 106-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 106-9
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
Cabinet Room
-Cabinet
-National Security Council
-Chairs
-Donald H. Rumsfeld
-George P. Shultz
Oval Office
The unknown men left at an unknown time before 9:30 pm, September 9, 1972No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.