Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 300 › Conversation 300-045

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Personnel management

Tuesday, November 9, 1971 · 4:36 PM–11:59 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 29 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation300-045 on Tape 300 (tape position 02:19:16–02:19:44)StartTuesday, November 9, 1971 at 4:36 PMEndTuesday, November 9, 1971 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 300-045 ↗

United States Secret Service agents gathered in the Executive Office Building to verify the whereabouts and work status of a colleague referred to as 'Zach.' The brief discussion focused on confirming his location in Washington and clarifying whether his current assignment included duty at the SDO. No major policy or strategic decisions were reached, as the exchange served primarily to reconcile scheduling and personnel logistics.

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Yeah.
Isn't that Zach?
Yeah, he's back in Washington, but he's not in the works today.
He's back at home.
He doesn't work at the SDO, does he?
Yeah, he works some nights.
He should be here tonight, but he doesn't work at the SDO.
Okay.

On November 9, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:36 pm and 11:59 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 300-045 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 300-045

Date: November 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:36 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met.

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[Previous PRMPA Statute (A) withdrawal. This segment was rereviewed 03/08/2019 with new
guidance. Segment cleared for release.]
[Federal Statute]
[300-045-w001]
[Duration: 7s]

     Paul[?] [Surname unknown]
          -Location of Jack [?] [Surname unknown]

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     Location

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

            -Washington

     Unknown man’s schedule

The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.
  • 014-006 4:24 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:24 pm.
  • 014-007 4:24 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:24 pm and 4:31 pm.
  • 300-040 4:24 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:24 pm.
  • 300-041 4:24 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:24 pm and 4:31 pm.
  • 300-042 4:24 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:24 pm and 4:31 pm.
  • 300-043 4:24 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:24 pm and 4:31 pm.
  • 014-008 4:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Silvio O. Conte talked on the telephone from 4:31 pm to 4:32 pm.
  • 300-044 4:31 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Silvio O. Conte met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:31 pm to 4:32 pm.

Conversation 300-045, November 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/300-045 (accessed September 30, 2026).