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United States Secret Service agents on Presidential protection

Tuesday, February 16, 1971 · 12:16 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 39 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation450-018 on Tape 450 (tape position 02:09:03–02:09:58)StartTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 12:16 PMEndTuesday, February 16, 1971 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 450-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with United States Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to discuss matters related to his personal security and movements. The conversation focused on logistical arrangements regarding the President's location and upcoming protective requirements. No specific directives were recorded due to the lack of a transcript, but the encounter functioned as a standard briefing between the President and his security detail.

Audio

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NARA Description

On February 16, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 450-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 450-18

Date: February 16, 1971 [?]
Time: Unknown between 12:16 pm and 11:59 pm [?]
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service] met

     The President’s location

The unknown people [Secret Service] left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm

Transcript (AI-generated)

No speech has been transcribed for this recording. An AI model that listened to the whole recording reported: Faint voices and background radio/room noise of Secret Service agents.

Also recorded on February 16, 1971

  • 450-010 10:28 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:28 am to 10:49 am.
  • 450-011 10:49 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:49 am to 11:03 am.
  • 450-012 11:03 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:03 am and 11:04 am.
  • 450-013 11:04 AM · 45 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:24 am.
  • 450-014 11:24 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 12:12 pm.
  • 450-015 12:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:13 pm.
  • 450-016 12:12 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:13 pm.
  • 450-017 12:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:13 pm to 12:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 450-018, February 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/450-018 (accessed November 2, 2026).