Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 116 › Conversation 116-009

Nixon White House recording on Cabinet Room and Unidentified participants

Tuesday, March 6, 1973 · 12:00 AM–9:57 AM ET · Cabinet Room

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation116-009 on Tape 116StartTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 12:00 AMEndTuesday, March 6, 1973 at 9:57 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 116-009 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures a brief, unidentified exchange in the Cabinet Room involving multiple participants whose identities remain unconfirmed. The audio consists solely of repeated utterances of the Welsh word "Diolch," meaning "thank you." Due to the lack of substantive dialogue, no policy decisions, political developments, or specific topics were addressed during the brief duration of the session.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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19:44Diolch.
46:58Diolch.
58:43Diolch.

NARA Description

On March 6, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 9:57 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 116-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 116-9

Date: March 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:00 am and 9:57 am
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown people met

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The unknown people left at an unknown time before 9:57 am

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 116-009, 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/116-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).