President Nixon met with members of the United States Secret Service, alongside potential participation from Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler, for a brief logistical discussion. The conversation focused on travel-related matters involving Minnesota, Florida, and Baltimore. The interaction served primarily as a general administrative exchange regarding the President's upcoming movements and security coordination.
On February 26, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 12:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 460-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 460-4
Date: February 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:40 am and 12:35 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men [Secret Service] met
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
partially opened. The withdrawal is now categorized as a PRMPA Federal Statute (A) and was
reviewed under deed of gift 07/28/2022. 5m 49s segment cleared for release. 36s remain closed
as 460-004-w001.]
[Federal Statute]
[460-004-w001]
[Duration: 5m 49s]
Washington, DC [?]
Minnesota and Florida
Greetings
Baltimore [?]
General conversation
The President
Ronald L. Ziegler [?]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Federal Statute]
[460-004-w001]
[Duration: 36s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 12:35 pmNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.