President Nixon met with Secret Service agents to provide specific, though unidentified, instructions regarding the handling of a particular individual or situation. The brief exchange focused on ensuring the agents deferred to the directives of the unnamed person being referenced. This interaction underscores the President's direct involvement in personal security or logistics management during a period of heightened activity.
On May 5, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:27 am and 11:31 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 491-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 491-24
Date: May 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:27 am and 11:31 am
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people (Secret Service agents) entered.
President's location
The unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:31 am.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.