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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Wednesday, June 30, 1971 · 6:23 PM–10:35 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation533-002 on Tape 533 (tape position 01:08:17–01:10:27)StartWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 6:23 PMEndWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 10:35 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 533-002 ↗

Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to coordinate the President's movement and security logistics. The discussion centered on verifying whether President Nixon would be heading to the residence or remaining elsewhere. This exchange served as a brief tactical check regarding the President's immediate location and impending schedule.

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1:08:48Have you seen the mail?
1:08:49The boss is going to the residence.
1:08:56He's not going to the residence?
1:09:09Yeah, he's not going to the residence.

On June 30, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:23 pm and 10:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 533-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 533-2

Date: June 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:23 pm and 10:35 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [Secret Service] met.

      President’s location
           -Residence

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Federal Statue]
[Duration: 5s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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     President’s location

Unknown men left at an unknown time before 10:35 pm.
  • 006-060 5:14 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:14 pm to 5:15 pm.
  • 533-001 5:14 PM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Rose Mary Woods, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:14 pm to 6:23 pm.
  • 006-061 6:23 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:23 pm and 7:22 pm.
  • 006-062 7:22 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:22 pm to 7:27 pm.
  • 006-063 7:28 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 7:28 pm to 7:29 pm.
  • 006-064 7:29 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:29 pm.
  • 006-065 7:30 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:30 pm.
  • 006-066 7:30 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:41 pm.

Conversation 533-002, June 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/533-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).