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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Tuesday, September 21, 1971 · 9:36 AM–11:13 AM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation449-002 on Tape 449 (tape position 00:16:57–00:17:21)StartTuesday, September 21, 1971 at 9:36 AMEndTuesday, September 21, 1971 at 11:13 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 449-002 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents entered the Oval Office to brief President Nixon regarding his logistics and upcoming movements. The discussion centered on the President's scheduled attendance at a conference held in the Cabinet Room. The meeting was brief and served primarily as a routine security coordination session.

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NARA Description

On September 21, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 11:13 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 449-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 449-2

Date: September 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:36 am and 11:13 am
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [Secret Service agents] entered.

     [Unintelligible]

     The President's location
          -Cabinet Room
               -Conference

The unknown men left at an unknown time before 11:13 am.

Also recorded on September 21, 1971

  • 449-001 9:19 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 9:36 am.
  • 076-006 9:36 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House Consumer Advisor Council, including Virginia H. Knauer, Eunice P. Howe, Dr. Carmen Busquets, George A. Johnson, Dr. Stewart M. Lee, Dr. Jean Mayer, Jacob Clayman, Dr. Wilma Donahue, Dr. Stewart Lee Richardson, Jr., Solomon Harge, Gary K. Nelson, Mrs. Oscar C. Sowards, Donald Livingston, Foster J. Pratt, Lucille Shriver, Joseph Smith, James P. Sullivan, Thomas G. Walters, Colston E. Warne, Don S. Willner, the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 9:36 am to 11:13 am.
  • 449-003 11:13 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:13 am.
  • 449-004 11:13 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Olav V, King of Norway, Arne Gunneng, Emil ("Bus") Mosbacher, Jr., Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:13 am to 11:33 am.
  • 449-005 11:33 AM · 5 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:38 am.
  • 449-006 11:38 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:38 am to 11:40 am.
  • 449-007 11:40 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:48 am.
  • 449-008 11:48 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Paul G. Hoffman, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:48 am to 12:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 449-002, September 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/449-002 (accessed October 10, 2026).