Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 456 › Conversation 456-001
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and White House security
Tuesday, February 23, 1971 · 12:00 AM–9:42 AM ET · Oval Office ·1 min
AI Summary
United States Secret Service agents convened in the Oval Office to discuss security-related matters. The recording consists primarily of room noise and muffled, unintelligible dialogue. No substantive policy discussions, decisions, or actionable intelligence were captured in this brief segment.
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NARA Description
On February 23, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:00 am and 9:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 456-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 456-1 Date: February 23, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:00 am and 9:42 am Location: Oval Office Unknown people [Secret Service] met ****************************************************************************** [Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 10/29/2019. Segment cleared for release.] [Non-Historical] [456-001-w001] [Duration: 33s] [This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation.] ****************************************************************************** Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 9:42 am
Also recorded on February 23, 1971
- 456-002 9:42 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:42 am to 9:44 am.
- 456-003 9:46 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:46 am to 9:48 am.
- 456-004 9:54 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:54 am to 9:55 am.
- 456-005 10:05 AM · 1 hr 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:05 am to 11:30 am.
- 456-006 11:30 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 11:36 am.
- 456-007 11:36 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Milton R. Young, Mark Andrews, Lee W. Huebner, unknown person(s), and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:36 am to 11:48 am.
- 456-008 11:48 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:48 am.
- 456-009 11:49 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John R. ("Jack") Williams, Jr., John D. Ehrlichman, Lee W. Huebner, White House photographer, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:49 am to 12:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 456-001, February 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/456-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).