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White House tour group on White House tours and Cabinet Room

Tuesday, March 6, 1973 · 10:58 AM–3:04 PM ET · Cabinet Room

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation116-006 on Tape 116StartTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 10:58 AMEndTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 3:04 PMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 116-006 ↗

AI Summary

A White House tour group explored the Cabinet Room, discussing the layout and historical significance of the space. The visitors examined the arrangement of chairs at the Cabinet table, specifically inquiring about the ownership and eventual disposition of furniture assigned to cabinet officials such as Elliot Richardson and George Shultz. This informal session served as an educational tour of presidential facilities rather than a formal policy meeting.

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5:45:3020 prysynol ar gyfer y sefydliad.
5:45:33Yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna, yna.
5:46:01Mae'n debyg.
5:46:01Mae'n debyg.
5:46:02Mae'n debyg.
5:46:03Mae'n debyg.
5:46:28Diolch yn fawr.
5:46:36Rydyn ni'n defnyddio'r ystafell, ond nid ydw i'n dod i'r ystafell honno.
5:46:41Mae'r Cyfrifysgol yn dweud bod hynny yno.
5:46:44A beth oedd yn ystafell hon?
5:46:46Dydw i ddim yn gwybod.
5:46:47Oes hi'n ystafell?
5:46:48Nid wyf yn gwybod.
5:46:49Nid wyf yn gwybod.
5:46:50Nid wyf yn gwybod.
5:46:53Nid wyf yn gwybod.
5:46:54Nid wyf yn gwybod.
5:46:55Nid wyf yn gwybod.
5:46:56Nid wyf yn gwybod.
5:46:57Nid wyf yn gwybod.
5:46:57Nid wyf yn gwybod.
5:46:58Nid wyf yn gwybod.
5:46:59Nid wyf yn gwybod.
5:47:00Nid wyf yn gwybod.
5:47:01Nid wyf yn gwybod.
5:47:02Nid wyf yn gwybod.
5:47:06Diolch yn fawr.

NARA Description

On March 6, 1973, a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 3:04 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 116-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 116-6

Date: March 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:58 am and 3:04 pm
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown people met

     Constituent groups

     Cabinet Room
          -Table and chairs
               -Arrangement
               -Assignment to a Presidential library

     Chairs
          -Arrangement
          -Elliot L. Richardson’s chair
                -Ownership
                -Disposition
          -Secretary of State
                -Seating
          -Pictures
          -George P. Shultz’s chair

     [Unintelligible]

The unknown people left at an unknown time before 3:04 pm

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 116-006, March 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/116-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).