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Nixon White House recording on Bipartisan leadership meeting and Cabinet Room

Friday, January 26, 1973 · 10:11 AM–10:34 AM ET · Cabinet Room · 11 min

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation113-003 on Tape 113StartFriday, January 26, 1973 at 10:11 AMEndFriday, January 26, 1973 at 10:34 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 113-003 ↗

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White House staff conducted logistical preparations in the Cabinet Room for an upcoming bipartisan leadership meeting. The discussion focused on the physical arrangement of the space, including the placement of charts, the President's seating position, and the setup of recording equipment. These technical checks ensured the room was ready for the high-level meeting and associated photography.

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This will be here for that.
Well, I think you can move it closer to the table.
It's probably better.
It's awful.
I think it's horrible to be on something else.
Well, I don't know any other way to... We can play it down there.
Yeah.
We can put it over there.
All right.
Let me get the order.
We can move it over there.
It's awful heavy for all the music.
Just wanted to add one question.
Yes, do you want the drink to go?
No, the sun is just coming through.
All right, so.
Fairly close to the table.
Right there.
Another problem with this is,
The president sits here and can't see.
So, maybe, how, if we got it out here, where we can at least face up to it.
Yeah, that's why it's always on the other side.
There we are.
Well, I wonder how big of a .
Well, at 1110, if you're right in the middle of it.
Well, we can start with it here and then have somebody take it back to this corner.
Let's get it back here then.
Yeah, there we are.
I can work around it.
Come on in.
Get this chair out of the way.
I can get this over here.
All right.
Thanks a lot.
One more question.
I got that on.
Let's see how it went.
Talk about it.
Are you going to do this thing?
Yes.
Is that where you want me?
Yep.
Okay, where do you know what happened?
I think that's probably the best thing, is to get over there and he's gonna play to that side of the table.
What we got on the meter?
I just plugged the cord along there that way.
this is
You think we'll be long enough, Pat?
That's what I'm worried about, yeah.
I don't know if we'll get another cord.
Okay.
Okay.
All right.
We're set up.
That is.
Okay.
Okay.
Test one, two, test one, two, three, four, test one, two.
Thank you.
BEEP

NARA Description

On January 26, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:34 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 113-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 113-3

Date: January 26, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:11 am and 10:34 am
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown men met

     [General conversation/Unintelligible]

     Bipartisan leadership meeting
          -Schedule
          -Photographs
          -Physical arrangements for next meeting
                -Positions of charts
                -President’s location
                -Recorders

          -Photographs

     [General conversation/Unintelligible]

The unknown men left at an unknown time before 10:34 am

Also recorded on January 26, 1973

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  • 113-004 10:11 AM · 46 min — Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including George P. Shultz, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Robert C. Byrd, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, John L. McClellan, Russell B. Long, Milton R. Young, Wallace F. Bennett, Carl B. Albert, Gerald R. Ford, John J. McFall, George H. Mahon, Wilbur D. Mills, Elford A. Cederberg, Herman T. Schneebeli, John D. Ehrlichman, Herbert Stein, William E. Timmons, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Frederic V. Malek, Thomas C. Korologos, and Richard K. Cook, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 11:04 am.
  • 843-006 10:11 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:34 am.
  • 843-007 10:11 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:34 am.
  • 843-008 10:11 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:34 am.
  • 843-016 10:34 AM · 2 min — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 11:10 am.
  • 843-009 11:10 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Phyllis Galanti, Darlene Sadler, and Helene Knapp met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:10 am to 11:12 am.
  • 113-005 11:12 AM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including George P. Shultz, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Robert C. Byrd, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, John L. McClellan, Russell B. Long, Milton R. Young, Wallace F. Bennett, Carl B. Albert, Gerald R. Ford, John J. McFall, George H. Mahon, Wilbur D. Mills, Elford A. Cederberg, Herman T. Schneebeli, John D. Ehrlichman, Herbert Stein, William E. Timmons, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Frederic V. Malek, Phyllis Galanti, Darlene Sadler, Helene Knapp, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 11:12 am to 11:59 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 113-003, January 26, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/113-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).