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United States Secret Service agents on Presidential security and Cabinet Room

Tuesday, July 6, 1971 · 10:31 AM–11:12 AM ET · Oval Office · 48 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation538-011 on Tape 538 (tape position 01:11:00–01:12:47)StartTuesday, July 6, 1971 at 10:31 AMEndTuesday, July 6, 1971 at 11:12 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 538-011 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417178451 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Secret Service agents to coordinate his movement and security while relocating to the Cabinet Room. The discussion focused on confirming the President's current position and securing the transition between locations. The recording concludes shortly after these logistical arrangements for the President's transit are addressed.

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NARA Description

On July 6, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 11:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 538-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 538-011

Date: July 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:31 am and 11:12 am
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [Secret Service] entered

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
cleared for release. The withdrawal is now categorized as a PRMPA Federal Statute (A) and
was reviewed under deed of gift 07/01/2019.]
[Federal Statute]
[538-011-w001]
[Duration: 48s]

     The President’s location
          -Cabinet Room

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Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 11:12 am

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He's in the cab of the road.
He's in the cab of the road.
He's in the cab of the road.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 538-011, July 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178451). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/538-011 (accessed November 2, 2026).