Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 496 › Conversation 496-017
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Monday, May 10, 1971 · 6:15 PM–7:47 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office to conduct a brief, procedural briefing regarding the President's security and immediate logistics. The discussion, which was abruptly terminated, primarily centered on securing the President's location and monitoring specific site details referred to as "nests." No major policy decisions were recorded during this fragmentary exchange.
- Secret Service
- Presidential security
- Oval Office logistics
- Executive protection
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NARA Description
On May 10, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 7:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 496-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 496-017
Date: May 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:15 pm and 7:47 pm
Location: Oval Office
Secret Service agents met.
President’s location
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
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[Previous PRMPA Statute (A) withdrawal. This segment was rereviewed 05/17/2019 with new
guidance. Segment cleared for release.]
[Federal Statute]
[496-017-w001]
[Duration: 4s]
Agent answering phone
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President’s location
The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 7:47 pmAlso recorded on May 10, 1971
- 496-015 5:25 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:25 pm.
- 496-016 5:25 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 6:15 pm.
- 002-137 6:14 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 6:14 pm to 6:15 pm.
- 002-138 6:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 7:04 pm.
- 496-019 6:15 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:15 pm.
- 002-139 7:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 7:04 pm to 7:08 pm.
- 002-140 7:08 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:08 pm and 7:12 pm.
- 002-141 7:12 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 496-017, May 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/496-017 (accessed October 11, 2026).