Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 489 › Conversation 489-024
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and White House security
Monday, April 26, 1971 · 6:45 PM–8:30 PM ET · Oval Office ·2 min
AI Summary
Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to discuss security concerns and logistical arrangements for movement in and around the executive workspace. The participants exchanged brief, vague remarks regarding potential situational challenges and the positioning of equipment. Due to the high level of background noise and unintelligible speech, the specific nature of these security directives remains unclear.
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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 6:45 pm and 8:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 489-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 489-24 Date: April 26, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:45 pm and 8:30 pm Location: Oval Office Unknown people (Secret Service agents) met. ********************************************************************** [Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released 05/21/2019.] [Unintelligible] [489-024-w001] [Duration: 2m 18s] [This portion of the tape is mostly tape noise and room noise with some muffled background conversation.] **********************************************************************
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- 002-039 7:38 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:38 pm.
- 002-040 7:40 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:40 pm to 7:49 pm.
- 002-041 7:50 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:50 pm.
- 002-042 7:55 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:55 pm.
- 002-043 7:55 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:55 pm to 8:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 489-024, April 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/489-024 (accessed September 18, 2026).