Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 125 › Conversation 125-001

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Cabinet Room on General conversation

Thursday, June 7, 1973 · 12:31 PM–3:07 PM ET · Cabinet Room · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation125-001 on Tape 125StartThursday, June 7, 1973 at 12:31 PMEndThursday, June 7, 1973 at 3:07 PMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 125-001 ↗

President Nixon met with unidentified individuals in the Cabinet Room for a brief, informal exchange. The conversation consisted of pleasantries, general remarks regarding health and advice, and expressions of mutual appreciation. No substantive policy decisions or political strategies were recorded during this brief interaction.

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Oh, good.
I heard that you were fine.
Well, you won't get sick.
Get around and see the other side.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
This is a lot of free stuff.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Well, we're going to...
I never got so much free advice.
All right, right.
You're right.
You're totally right.
I don't get it.
I don't get it.
I don't get it.
Thank you very much.

On June 7, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 3:07 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 125-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 125-1

Date: Unknown between June 7 and June 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:31 pm, June 7 and 3:07 pm, June 11, 1973
Location: Cabinet Room

The President met with unknown people

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 03/07/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[125-001-w001]
[Duration: 3m 3s]

     General conversation

     President’s appreciation

     Greetings

     H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 3:07 pm, June 11, 1973
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Conversation 125-001, June 7, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/125-001 (accessed October 17, 2026).