Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 460 › Conversation 460-004
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Presidential travel
Friday, February 26, 1971 · 10:40 AM–12:35 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 min
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1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END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1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 pmAlso recorded on February 26, 1971
- 459-001 9:18 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:35 am.
- 460-001 10:26 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:26 am to 10:27 am.
- 460-002 10:29 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:29 am to 10:36 am.
- 460-003 10:36 AM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:36 am and 10:40 am.
- 460-005 12:35 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Henry A. Kissinger, and Nigel Henderson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 12:48 pm.
- 460-006 12:48 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Patricia R. Hitt, Robert E. Hampton, Barbara B. Gunderson, Jeanne Wilson Davis, Florence Johnson Hicks, Juanita Morris Moody, Essie Davis Morgan, Rita M. Rapp, Joan Raup Rosenblatt, and George T. Bell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:48 pm to 12:54 pm.
- 460-007 12:54 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:54 pm.
- 460-008 12:54 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Francis E. White, Frederick C. Wieting, Bonnie Cook, Dennis Conley, Mrs. Dennis Conley, Eva M. Johnson, and George T. Bell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:54 pm to 1:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 460-004, February 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/460-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).