United States Secret Service agents briefly accessed the Oval Office while President Nixon was situated in the Rose Garden. The meeting involved internal coordination or security logistical matters between the agents. No substantive policy discussions or policy decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
On April 15, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 480-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 480-11
Date: April 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:02 pm and 12:15 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people [Secret Service agents] entered
President’s location
-Rose Garden
The unknown people [Secret Service agents] left at an unknown time before 12:15 pmNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.