Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to confirm the President's current location and movements. This routine operational briefing served to ensure the physical security and tracking of Richard Nixon. Due to the limited nature of the recording, no further substantive discussions or policy decisions were documented.
On April 20, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 7:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 483-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 483-23
Date: April 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:44 pm and 7:00 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people (Secret Service agents) met.
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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 02/05/2020. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[483-023-w001]
[Duration: 18s]
The President’s location
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The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 7:00 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.