Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 481 › Conversation 481-009
Nixon & United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Saturday, April 17, 1971 · 9:34 AM–3:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to discuss internal security and logistics. The recording consists primarily of room noise and muffled dialogue, offering no substantive record of specific policy decisions or strategic instructions. Consequently, the interaction remains inconclusive regarding the primary objectives of the security detail's visit.
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NARA Description
On April 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:34 am to 3:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 481-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 481-009
Date: April 17, 1971
Time: 9:34 am - 3:30 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people [Secret Service agents] entered
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[Previous PRMPA Federal Statute (A) withdrawal. This segment was rereviewed 06/26/2019
with new guidance. Segment cleared for release.]
[Federal Statute]
[481-009-w001]
[Duration: 1m 6s]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
[This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation. ]
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The unknown people left at an unknown time before 10:45 amAlso recorded on April 17, 1971
- 001-121 8:54 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:54 am and 8:56 am.
- 481-001 8:54 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:54 am and 8:56 am.
- 001-122 8:56 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Lukash talked on the telephone from 8:56 am to 8:57 am.
- 481-002 8:56 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William M. Lukash met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:56 am to 8:57 am.
- 481-003 8:56 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:56 am to 9:13 am.
- 481-004 9:15 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Peter G. Peterson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:15 am to 9:34 am.
- 053-002 9:34 AM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, Maurice H. Stans, David M. Kennedy, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, and U. Alexis Johnson met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:34 am and 10:45 am.
- 001-123 10:45 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, J. Edgar Hoover, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:45 am to 10:52 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 481-009, April 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/481-009 (accessed October 3, 2026).