Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 456 › Conversation 456-020

United States Secret Service agents on Presidential security

Tuesday, February 23, 1971 · 3:22 PM–4:06 PM ET · Oval Office ·16 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation456-020 onTape 456 (tape position 03:34:52–03:35:25)StartTuesday, February 23, 1971 at 3:22 PMEndTuesday, February 23, 1971 at 4:06 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 456-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with United States Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to discuss matters related to presidential security and logistics. The dialogue consists primarily of brief directives and procedural acknowledgments from the security personnel. The recording concludes abruptly, providing limited substantive detail regarding specific operations or strategic decisions.

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This is our trustee's department.
Please run out.
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.

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 3:22 pm and 4:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 456-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 456-20

Date: February 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:22 pm and 4:06 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service?] met

     The President’s location

Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 4:06 pm

Also recorded on February 23, 1971

  • 456-013 2:09 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 456-014 2:09 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 3:00 pm.
  • 456-016 3:00 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:00 pm to 3:05 pm.
  • 456-017 3:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William L. Safire met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:05 pm to 3:08 pm.
  • 456-018 3:08 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:22 pm.
  • 456-019 3:08 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:22 pm.
  • 456-021 4:08 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:08 pm to 4:09 pm.
  • 456-022 4:12 PM · 1 hr 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Harry S. Dent, Robert H. Finch, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:12 pm to 6:18 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 456-020, 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/456-020 (accessed September 18, 2026).