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White House tour group on White House tours and Cabinet Room

Friday, November 10, 1972 · 12:00 AM–5:36 PM ET · Cabinet Room

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation110-005 on Tape 110StartFriday, November 10, 1972 at 12:00 AMEndFriday, November 10, 1972 at 5:36 PMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 110-005 ↗

AI Summary

A White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room for an informal visit led by an unidentified guide. The conversation involved general pleasantries and historical observations regarding the room's former occupants, including Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. The group also briefly touched upon significant historical events, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis and World War II, before concluding the tour.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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· Timestamps are positions within the full tape recording.
1:20:52Oh yeah, wonderful man.
1:20:53It's a thing he isn't here to do.
1:20:55Is this his wife still with him?
1:20:57Yes, she's with him.
1:20:58Wonderful woman.
1:20:59I know she'd move.
1:21:00Yeah.
1:21:00Well, old Nate was a great friend of yours.
1:21:04Yeah.
1:21:04Nice to meet you.
1:21:05Good to see you.
1:21:06Good to see you.
1:21:07It's been a good time.
1:21:08John, how are you?
1:21:09I'm finished.
1:21:10Can't see you.
1:21:11Yes, I can't see you.
1:21:16Gwelwch yn ddiweddar.
1:21:39Dwi'n gwneud ychydig o waith.
1:21:45Dwi'n gwneud ychydig.
1:25:10Diolch.
1:25:52Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 10, 1972, a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 5:36 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 110-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 110-5

Date: Unknown between November 10 and November 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:00 am, November 10 and 5:36 pm, November 29, 1972
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown men met

     Cabinet Room
          -Location
          -Use
          -Etiquette
          -George P. Shultz
          -Theodore (“Teddy”) Roosevelt
          -[Thomas] Woodrow Wilson
          -National Security Council
          -Cuban Missile Crisis
               -Robert F. (“Bobby”) Kennedy
          -World War II
               -Roosevelt

The unknown men left at an unknown time before 5:36 pm, November 29, 1972

Also recorded on November 10, 1972

  • 110-004 12:00 AM — a White House tour (likely including the son of Gerald L. Warren, his classmates, and adult chaperones [?]) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 11:59 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 110-005, November 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/110-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).