Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 449 › Conversation 449-016

United States Secret Service agents on Presidential security

Tuesday, September 21, 1971 · 2:57 PM–4:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 54 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation449-016 on Tape 449 (tape position 02:48:30–02:49:23)StartTuesday, September 21, 1971 at 2:57 PMEndTuesday, September 21, 1971 at 4:04 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 449-016 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417178975 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to conduct a security-related briefing or logistical check. The discussion centered on confirming the President's precise location and status within the White House residence. Following the brief exchange, the agents departed the office to continue their protective duties.

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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 2:57 pm and 4:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 449-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 449-16

Date: September 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:57 pm and 4:04 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.

     [Unintelligible]

     The President's location
          -Residence

The unknown men [Secret Service agents] left at an unknown time before 4:04 pm.

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All right, here we go again.

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  • 449-014 2:30 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:30 pm to 2:35 pm.
  • 449-015 2:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:57 pm.
  • 449-017 4:04 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:04 pm to 4:23 pm.
  • 449-018 4:23 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Prince Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, Ibrahim al-Sowayel, Joseph J. Sisco, Camile Nowfels, Harold H. Saunders, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:23 pm to 5:00 pm.
  • 449-019 5:00 PM · 52 sec — Manolo Sanchez and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:02 pm.
  • 449-020 5:02 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:02 pm to 5:15 pm.
  • 449-021 5:15 PM · 23 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 8:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 449-016, September 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178975). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/449-016 (accessed November 2, 2026).