Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 449 › Conversation 449-021
United States Secret Service agents on United States Secret Service
Tuesday, September 21, 1971 · 5:15 PM–8:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec
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On September 21, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 449-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 449-21
Date: September 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 8:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men [Secret Service agents ] met.
[Unintelligible]
The unknown men [Secret Service agents] left at an unknown time before 8:20 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 449-021, September 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178985). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/449-021 (accessed November 2, 2026).