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United States Secret Service agents on Oval Office

Monday, April 26, 1971 · 12:07 PM–12:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation489-006 on Tape 489 (tape position 00:19:50–00:21:30)StartMonday, April 26, 1971 at 12:07 PMEndMonday, April 26, 1971 at 12:15 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 489-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417176795 ↗

AI Summary

United States Secret Service agents briefly entered the Oval Office for an informal interaction. The brief recording contains no substantive policy discussion, consisting primarily of ambient noise and muffled remarks. The participants exited the room shortly after arriving, yielding no significant administrative or security developments.

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NARA Description

On April 26, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:07 pm and 12:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 489-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 489-6

Date: April 26, l971
Time: Unknown between 12:07 pm and 12:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people (Secret Service agents) entered.

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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 05/21/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical Returnable]
[489-006-w001]
[Duration: 1m 2s]

[This portion of the tape is mostly tape noise with some muffled background conversation.]

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The unknown persons left at an unknown time before 12:15 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Come on, honey.
Get out of here.
Get out of here.

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  • 489-005 11:46 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 12:57 pm.
  • 489-007 12:17 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Cathy ("Mim") Frazier, James Frazier, Mrs. James Frazier, Paul Frazier, Robert P. Griffin, David Laro, Ann Brewer, John C. Nidecker, John K. Andrews, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 489-008 12:26 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Howard H. Baker, Jr., LaMar Baker, Gordon Wetmore, Bemjamin L. Longley, Paul V. Nolan, Paul L. Johnson, John C. Nidecker, John K. Andrews, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 489-009 12:33 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:33 pm.
  • 489-010 12:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 489-011 1:00 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 489-006, April 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417176795). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/489-006 (accessed November 2, 2026).