Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 838 › Conversation 838-012

Nixon & Lynn on Cabinet confirmation and Executive reorganization

Thursday, January 11, 1973 · 9:42 AM–9:43 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Lynn, James T.Conversation838-012 on Tape 838StartThursday, January 11, 1973 at 9:42 AMEndThursday, January 11, 1973 at 9:43 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 838-012 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417182195 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with James T. Lynn to discuss the status of pending cabinet confirmations and the organizational structure of his administration. Nixon indicated that he was postponing cabinet meetings until nominees were confirmed and signaled potential adjustments to the counselor positions within his staff. This brief exchange served to reassure Lynn of his position and outline the President's preference for direct proximity to his advisors.

  • Cabinet confirmation
  • White House staff
  • Executive reorganization
  • Presidential advisory structure

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NARA Description

On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and James T. Lynn met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:42 am to 9:43 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 838-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 838-12

Date: January 11, 1973
Time: Between 9:42 and 9:43 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with James T. Lynn.

[See Conversation No. 35-130]

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We aren't going to have a cabinet meeting until you guys are confirmed, but I just want you to know that we haven't forgotten yet, and that, uh, pull up for you, and, uh, I was going to have a counselor's in, but I might want somebody to stay with me, so I'm going to wiggle that to the plane, which is just as well.
And, uh, when you get confirmed, or, you know...
Yeah.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 838-012, January 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417182195). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/838-012 (accessed November 10, 2026).