Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 525 › Conversation 525-002
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 6:13 PM–8:40 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
Secret Service personnel discussed administrative arrangements involving a request for leave. One agent explicitly instructed the other to formalize an order placing him on leave status. The exchange concludes with the transfer of responsibilities and a brief, cryptic exclamation.
- Secret Service
- Personnel administration
- Leave of absence
- Internal protocols
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NARA Description
United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:13 pm on June 17, 1971 and 8:40 am on June 18, 1971. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 525-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 525-002
Date: Unknown between June 17 and June 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:13 pm, June 17 and 8:40 am, June 18, 1971
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people [Secret Service agents ?] met.
President’s location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
Unknown people [Secret Service?] left at an unknown time before 8:40 am, June 18, 1971.Also recorded on June 17, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 525-002, June 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/525-002 (accessed October 22, 2026).