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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 11:27 AM–11:31 AM ET · Oval Office ·43 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation491-024 onTape 491 (tape position 04:07:32–04:08:40)StartWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 11:27 AMEndWednesday, May 5, 1971 at 11:31 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 491-024 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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All right.
Craig, just follow what he says, okay?

NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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.

Also recorded on May 5, 1971

  • 491-023 10:30 AM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Peter G. Peterson, and Peter M. Flanigan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:30 am to 11:27 am.
  • 491-025 11:31 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:31 am to 11:33 am.
  • 491-026 11:33 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:33 am to 11:38 am.
  • 491-027 11:39 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:39 am to 11:40 am.
  • 491-028 11:40 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Paul W. McCracken, Ezra Solomon, George P. Shultz, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:40 am to 12:08 pm.
  • 491-029 12:08 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 12:08 pm and 12:11 pm.
  • 491-030 12:11 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Samuel M. Cohn, Mrs. Samuel M. Cohn, U. Alexis Johnson, Edward F. Knipling, Mrs. Edward F. Knipling, Fred Leonard, Mrs. Fred Leonard, Mrs. George H. Willis, George H. Willis, Robert E. Hampton, John B. Connally, Clifford M. Hardin, George P. Shultz, and Frederic V. Malek met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:11 pm to 12:23 pm.
  • 491-031 12:23 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John G. Tower, Robert D. ("Bob") Lee, Jill Lee, A. J. ("Bob") Blasé, Richard A. Moore, Stephen B. Bull, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:23 pm to 12:43 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 491-024, May 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/491-024 (accessed September 18, 2026).