Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 87
Nixon White House Tape 87 (January 3, 1972 – January 20, 1972)
11 conversations · Cabinet Room · about 2 hr 46 min of released audio
Featuring White House tour group, Nixon, Rogers, Shultz, Flanigan
President Nixon met with his economic advisors and cabinet members to strategize the administration's approach to pending trade legislation and international monetary negotiations. A central focus was delaying the introduction of a trade bill until February to allow for ongoing negotiations with European and Japanese partners while avoiding negative links to the price of gold in Congressional hearings. The President emphasized the need for a long-term economic strategy and directed advisors to prepare a comprehensive plan for future trade expansion that would appease domestic protectionist concerns without committing to immediate, politically risky legislative action.
A group of unidentified individuals met in the Cabinet Room during early January 1972 to engage in discussions that were subsequently withheld from the public record. Due to the lack of a transcript and the complete withdrawal of the audio content, the specific participants, subject matter, and administrative outcomes of the meeting remain unknown to researchers. The recording serves as a historical placeholder for undocumented deliberations occurring within the White House during this period.
An unidentified guide provides a tour of the Cabinet Room to a group of visitors, explaining the layout, seating arrangements, and historical details of the space. The discussion covers the room's recent refurnishing, the specific use of lighting and film for presidential photography, and the logistics of hosting formal bill signings like the Cancer Bill. The guide also notes the display of portraits of former presidents and the availability of artwork from government collections for use in White House offices.
This recording captures an unidentified group of participants meeting in the Cabinet Room during early January 1972. Due to the lack of available transcripts and the presence of withdrawn material, the specific agenda, substantive topics, and outcomes of the discussion remain inaccessible. The audio consists only of nine seconds of content, providing no verifiable historical context regarding the nature of the proceedings.
An unidentified guide leads a White House tour group through the Cabinet Room, providing historical context regarding the room's layout and furniture. The discussion focuses on the history of the Cabinet table and the tradition of departing Cabinet members receiving their chairs as gifts. The guide highlights President Nixon’s efforts to improve the room’s configuration to foster better communication among members.
This recording captures an unidentified group of men meeting in the Cabinet Room during early January 1972. The session consists entirely of withdrawn material designated as non-historical, resulting in no substantive dialogue or administrative records being available for analysis. Consequently, no specific topics, decisions, or developments can be identified from this segment.
A White House tour group received an informational walkthrough of the Cabinet Room, guided by an unidentified staff member. The briefing covered the historical arrangement of seating by protocol, the significance of the presidential chair and its integrated service buttons, and the selection of portraits displayed in the room. The tour also highlighted the aesthetic and ceremonial history of the adjacent Rose Garden, including its use for wedding ceremonies.
Michael J. Farrell and David N. Parker participated in an informal meeting in the Cabinet Room involving logistical coordination and personal introductions. The discussion touched upon the physical layout and decor of the Cabinet Room, as well as the administrative use of space within the White House complex. The encounter concluded with pleasantries regarding career transitions and travel arrangements.
This recording captures an unidentified group of participants meeting in the Cabinet Room during early January 1972. The session consists entirely of withdrawn segments, preventing any substantive analysis of the discussion topics or administrative decisions. Due to the lack of available transcripts and the classification of the audio, no specific policy debates or official actions can be attributed to this encounter.
President Nixon met with his Vice President and Cabinet to discuss the state of the U.S. economy, the administration's fiscal policy, and the upcoming 1973 budget. Key areas of focus included interpreting unemployment data—specifically the impact of new entrants to the workforce—and managing inflation through Phase II price and wage controls. Nixon urged his department heads to aggressively implement approved spending programs to stimulate the economy, while simultaneously directing them to more effectively communicate and promote the administration's economic achievements and social policy investments to the public.
This recording captures an unidentified group of individuals meeting in the Cabinet Room to discuss technical or logistical matters regarding audio-visual equipment. The nature of the discussion remains ambiguous due to the lack of a transcript and the absence of identified participants. The primary focus of the session appears to be the installation, maintenance, or operation of recording or presentation technology within the White House.