Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 487 › Conversation 487-023

United States Secret Service agents on Presidential travel and Secret Service

Friday, April 23, 1971 · 4:56 PM–4:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation487-023 on Tape 487 (tape position 05:47:18–05:48:02)StartFriday, April 23, 1971 at 4:56 PMEndFriday, April 23, 1971 at 4:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 487-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with United States Secret Service agents to discuss logistics regarding his upcoming helicopter trip to Virginia Beach. The briefing focused on travel arrangements and scheduling requirements for the flight. The short discussion was interrupted by heavy helicopter noise, and no further significant policy decisions were recorded.

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NARA Description

On April 23, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 4:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 487-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 487-23

Date: April 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:56 pm and 4:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people (Secret Service agents) met.

     President’s schedule
          -Helicopter trip to Virginia Beach

     [Helicopter noise]

The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 4:59 pm.

Also recorded on April 23, 1971

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  • 002-036 1:14 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:32 pm.
  • 487-019 1:17 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Chief Herbert R. Rainwater met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:17 pm to 1:51 pm.
  • 002-037 1:32 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Chief Herbert R. Rainwater talked on the telephone from 1:32 pm to 1:37 pm.
  • 002-144 1:37 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 1:37 pm on April 23, 1971 and 6:53 pm on April 26, 1971.
  • 487-020 1:51 PM · 35 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:51 pm and 2:52 pm.
  • 487-021 2:52 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:52 pm to 3:36 pm.
  • 487-022 3:36 PM · 1 hr 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, John A. Volpe, Manolo Sanchez, White House photographer, George W. Romney, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:36 pm to 4:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 487-023, April 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/487-023 (accessed October 11, 2026).