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White House tour group on White House tours and Cabinet Room

Wednesday, May 23, 1973 · 12:00 AM–9:41 AM ET · Cabinet Room · 22 sec

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation124-001 on Tape 124StartWednesday, May 23, 1973 at 12:00 AMEndWednesday, May 23, 1973 at 9:41 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 124-001 ↗

AI Summary

An unidentified White House tour guide leads a group through the Cabinet Room, providing details on the facility's layout and historical functions. The participants discuss the specific seating arrangements, noting where the Vice President and the United Nations representative are situated. This recording serves as an informal orientation for visitors regarding the room's furniture and protocol.

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They take these chairs with them.
You notice the name?
Oh, do they?
I see the name on the back.
That's A.G.W.
The Vice President sits directly opposite the President, right here.
We sometimes occupy these chairs.
The United Nations Second Vice is down the scallop.

NARA Description

On May 23, 1973, a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 9:41 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 124-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 124-1

Date: Unknown between May 23 and May 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:00 am, May 23 and 9:41 am, May 25, 1973
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown people [tour group] met

[Recording begins while the conversation is in progress]

     Cabinet Room
          -Seating
                -The Vice President
                -Furniture
                -John A. Scali

The unknown people [tour group] left at an unknown time before 9:41 am, May 25, 1973

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 124-001, May 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/124-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).