Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 506 › Conversation 506-014
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and White House security
Friday, May 28, 1971 · 6:50 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min
AI Summary
Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to coordinate security logistics during a time when President Nixon was located at the White House residence. The brief exchange consists almost exclusively of affirmative acknowledgments and operational check-ins between the personnel present. Due to the high level of ambient noise and the repetitive nature of the audio, no substantive policy discussions or significant presidential decisions were recorded.
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NARA Description
On May 28, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 506-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 506-14
Date: May 28, 1971
Time: Unknown time after 6:50 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men (Secret Service?) met.
President’s location
-Residence
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 01/09/2020.]
[Unintelligible]
[506-014-w001]
[Duration: 53s]
[This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation.]
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This recording was cutoff at an unknown time.Also recorded on May 28, 1971
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- 003-182 4:51 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 4:51 pm to 4:52 pm.
- 506-011 5:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:05 pm to 5:08 pm.
- 506-012 5:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:10 pm to 5:12 pm.
- 506-013 5:27 PM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), Rose Mary Woods, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John N. Mitchell, White House operator, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:27 pm to 6:50 pm.
- 003-183 5:45 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:51 pm.
- 003-184 5:51 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:51 pm to 5:52 pm.
- 003-185 6:50 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 8:11 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 506-014, May 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/506-014 (accessed September 26, 2026).