Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 652 › Conversation 652-012
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and White House security
Thursday, January 20, 1972 · 3:05 PM–4:50 PM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec
AI Summary
Secret Service personnel engaged in a brief administrative exchange while coordinating security arrangements near the Cabinet Room. The dialogue primarily concerned the logistical movements and current location of the President. No substantive policy decisions were made during this routine operational check.
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NARA Description
On January 20, 1972, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 4:50 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 652-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 652-12
Date: January 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:05 pm and 4:50 pm
Location: Oval Office
An unknown man [Secret Service] talked with an unknown person.
The President’s location
-Cabinet RoomAlso recorded on January 20, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 652-012, January 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/652-012 (accessed September 24, 2026).