Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 127 › Conversation 127-009

White House tour group on White House tours and Cabinet Room

Friday, June 22, 1973 · 12:29 PM–8:32 AM ET · Cabinet Room

ParticipantsWhite House tour groupConversation127-009 on Tape 127StartFriday, June 22, 1973 at 12:29 PMEndTuesday, July 10, 1973 at 8:32 AMRecording deviceCabinet RoomSourceNixon Library record for 127-009 ↗

AI Summary

A White House tour group was granted access to the Cabinet Room, where they received a brief orientation regarding the space's layout and historical significance. The discussion centered on the physical attributes of the room, including the arrangement of seating for cabinet members and the president, as well as the room's technical features such as lighting and alarm systems. Additionally, the group discussed personal details regarding Tricia Nixon Cox’s wedding.

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4:01:21Mae'r Prif Weinidog yn cael ei siarad.

4:01:24Bydd y Prif Weinidog yn cael ei siarad ei hun, a bydd y Prif Weinidog yn cael ei siarad ei hun.

4:01:29Nid ydym yn ariannu amdanyn nhw.

4:01:31Oherwydd pan fyddant yn gadael i'r Prif Weinidog, byddant yn cymryd y siarad gyda nhw fel fomento.

4:01:37Yn ystod hynny, yn ôl i'r siarad, mae'r siarad yn cael fflac.

4:01:40Nid yw'r prif weinidog yn rhoi'r sgîm i'r Prif Weinidog, ond yn rhoi ei swydd i'w swydd.

4:01:46Yn ystod hynny, mae un ddyn ar y Prif Weinidog sydd â hanes arbennig yn unig, ac mae'

4:01:50Yn yr wythnos o'r blynyddoedd, roedd y Prif Weithredwr yna.

4:01:56Roedd y Prif Weithredwr yna.

4:02:00Roedd y Prif Weithredwr yna.

4:02:04Roedd y Prif Weithredwr yna.

4:02:06Roedd y Prif Weithredwr yna.

4:02:19ond roedd hi'n cael trefn a ddwy o'i gyfnodau blynyddoedd, oherwydd y Prif Weinidog a'r Prif Weinidog wedi, ers bod y Prif Weinidog wedi bod yng Nghymru.

4:02:25Felly, rydyn ni'n mynd ymlaen.

4:02:30Rwy'n sylweddoli y byddwn i'n seilio ar yr ymgyrch Prif Weinidog.

4:02:33Ydych chi'n mynd ymlaen?

4:02:37Ydych chi'n sylweddoli?

4:02:40Ydych chi'n sylweddoli?

4:02:46Rydyn ni hefyd wedi cyfarfod y Cyngor Diogelwch Cymru.

4:02:50Mae'r Prif Weinidog yn gyfarfod y Cyngor Diogelwch Cymru.

4:02:59Rydyn ni wedi cyfarfod y Cyngor Diogelwch Cymru.

4:03:19Gwna i ddweud y gwna i ddweud y gwna i

4:03:39Mae pawb yn cael penderfyniadau, felly rwy'n mynd ymlaen.

4:03:45Iawn, rwy'n mynd ymlaen.

4:03:47Iawn, rwy'n mynd ymlaen.

4:03:50Rwy'n mynd ymlaen.

4:03:55Rwy'n mynd ymlaen.

NARA Description

a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 127-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 127-9

Date: Unknown between June 22 and July 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:29 pm, June 22 and 8:32 am, July 10, 1973
Location: Cabinet Room

Unknown people [tour group] entered

     Cabinet Room
          -Temperature
          -Furnishings
               -Chairs
                     -Cabinet members
                     -Protocol
                     -President
                     -Arrangement
          -Use
          -Furnishings
               -Chairs
               -Table
               -Lights
               -Smoke detectors
                     -Alarm system

     Tricia Nixon Cox’s wedding

The unknown people [tour group] left at an unknown time before 8:32 am, July 10, 1973

Also recorded on June 22, 1973

127-003 12:29 PM · 43 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
127-004 12:29 PM · 7 min — Unknown person(s) [likely cleaning crew] met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
127-005 12:29 PM · 3 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
127-007 12:29 PM · 3 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
127-008 12:29 PM · 1 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
127-010 12:29 PM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
127-011 12:29 PM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.
127-012 12:29 PM · 33 sec — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on June 22, 1973 and 8:32 am on July 10, 1973.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 127-009, June 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/127-009 (accessed October 17, 2026).