Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 491 › Conversation 491-013
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Wednesday, April 28, 1971 · 2:07 PM–9:04 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
United States Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding the President's movements and access protocols. The brief exchange reflects a debate among the security detail concerning the authorization and advisability of allowing entry into a specific, restricted area. No major policy shifts or executive decisions were recorded during this fragmentary discussion.
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NARA Description
United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 2:07 pm on April 28, 1971 and 9:04 am on May 5, 1971. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 491-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 491-13
Date: Unknown between April 28 and May 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:07 pm, April 28 and 9:04 am, May 5, 1971
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people (Secret Service agents) entered at an unknown time after 2:07 pm.
President's location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 9:04 am, May 5, 1971.Also recorded on April 28, 1971
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- 491-010 12:39 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerhardt Schroeder, Henry A. Kissinger, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:39 pm to 1:06 pm.
- 491-011 1:07 PM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:07 pm to 1:56 pm.
- 491-012 1:56 PM · 41 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:56 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 252-014 3:53 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:53 pm to 3:57 pm.
- 042-066 3:57 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:57 pm and 4:33 pm.
- 042-067 3:57 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:57 pm and 4:33 pm.
- 252-015 3:57 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:57 pm and 4:33 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 491-013, April 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/491-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).