Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 438 › Conversation 438-008
Nixon & Woods on United States Secret Service and Presidential security
Thursday, May 17, 1973 · 1:47 PM–3:05 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon directs his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to instruct Secret Service agent Jack Brennan to conduct an immediate, high-priority investigation into threats against the President. Nixon demands a 24-hour turnaround on a comprehensive report detailing historical threats, including prank correspondence and specific incidents dating back to the start of his administration. The objective of this directive is to gather concrete statistical data regarding security risks to bolster the President’s protective posture.
- United States Secret Service
- Presidential security
- Threat assessment
- Rose Mary Woods
- Jack Brennan
- Administrative oversight
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NARA Description
On May 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 438-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 438-8
Date: May 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:47 pm and 3:05 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with Rose Mary Woods.
United States Secret Service [USSS]
-Orders from President
-John V. (“Jack”) Brennan
-Threats against President
-Removal of President
-24 hour action report
-Richard KaiserAlso recorded on May 17, 1973
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- 438-006 1:46 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:46 pm to 1:47 pm.
- 046-095 1:47 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 438-007 1:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 438-009 1:47 PM · 29 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 1:47 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 438-010 1:47 PM · 11 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 1:47 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 438-011 1:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 438-008, May 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/438-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).