Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 488 › Conversation 488-017

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Tuesday, April 27, 1971 · 12:16 PM–12:40 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation488-017 on Tape 488 (tape position 02:55:06–02:57:06)StartTuesday, April 27, 1971 at 12:16 PMEndTuesday, April 27, 1971 at 12:40 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 488-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with unidentified Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to coordinate security logistics and review the President's upcoming travel schedule. The discussion focused on operational planning and the specific locations required for the President’s itinerary. No further substantive details are available due to the fragmentary nature of the recording.

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NARA Description

On April 27, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 488-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 488-17

Date: April 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:16 pm and 12:40 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service?] entered at an unknown time after 12:16 pm.

     Unknown activity

     President's schedule
           -Location

The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 12:40 pm.

Also recorded on April 27, 1971

  • 488-016 11:43 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Winton M. ("Red") Blount, Jr., George P. Shultz, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 12:16 pm.
  • 488-018 12:43 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William Perkins, Gary Perkins, John S. Davies, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:43 pm to 12:45 pm.
  • 488-019 12:46 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:46 pm.
  • 488-020 12:46 PM · 20 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:10 pm.
  • 488-021 12:46 PM · 31 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:10 pm.
  • 251-011 1:11 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 2:25 pm.
  • 251-012 1:11 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 2:25 pm.
  • 251-013 1:11 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 2:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 488-017, April 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/488-017 (accessed October 10, 2026).