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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and White House security

Monday, June 7, 1971 · 5:22 PM–10:13 PM ET · Oval Office · 46 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation513-009 on Tape 513 (tape position 02:22:38–02:23:24)StartMonday, June 7, 1971 at 5:22 PMEndMonday, June 7, 1971 at 10:13 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 513-009 ↗

AI Summary

United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office to coordinate security protocols and personnel placement within the White House. The discussion focused on verifying the positioning of security officers on the first floor. The interaction concluded with the agents confirming their operational readiness and the status of their deployment.

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You know, you should be held or hanged, you know what I mean?
Yes, sir, we have a man on the first floor.
Yes, sir, we have a man on the first floor.
Yes, sir, we have a man on the first floor.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 7, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 10:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 513-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 513-9

Date: June 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:22 pm and 10:13 pm
Location: Oval Office

An unknown person [Secret Service] talked with an unknown person

     [Unintelligible]

Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 10:13 pm

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 513-009, June 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/513-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).