Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 539 › Conversation 539-003

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Monday, July 19, 1971 · 10:14 AM–11:12 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agents; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation539-003 on Tape 539 (tape position 00:10:49–00:59:30)StartMonday, July 19, 1971 at 10:14 AMEndMonday, July 19, 1971 at 11:12 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 539-003 ↗

AI Summary

United States Secret Service agents coordinated logistical arrangements regarding President Nixon's presence in the Cabinet Room. The brief exchange focused on confirming the President's location and managing his immediate schedule. No broader policy discussions were captured in this administrative briefing.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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10:58Boss in the cabin room.
11:08Boss in the cabin room.

NARA Description

On July 19, 1971, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 11:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 539-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 539-3

Date: July 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:14 am and 11:12 am
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [Secret Service] met

     The President
          -Location
               -Cabinet Room
          -Schedule

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Agency Policy]
[Duration: 47m 55s ]

[An unknown person talked with an unknown person at an unknown timeConv.
                                                                   between
                                                                         No.10:14
                                                                             539-3am
                                                                                   (cont.)
                                                                                     and
11:12 am]

[Conversation No. 539-3A]

[End of telephone conversation]

[An unknown person talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 10:14 am and
11:12 am]

[Conversation No. 539-3B]

[End of telephone conversation]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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

Also recorded on July 19, 1971

  • 064-005 8:36 AM · 1 hr 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, John C. Stennis, Margaret Chase Smith, J. William Fulbright, George D. Aiken, Allen J. Ellender, Milton R. Young, Carl B. Albert, [Thomas] Hale Boggs, Gerald R. Ford, Edward Hébert, Leslie C. Arends, Dr. Thomas E. ("Doc") Morgan, William S. Mailliard, George H. Mahon, Frank T. Bow, Henry A. Kissinger, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Kenneth E. BeLieu, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John A. Scali, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 10:11 am.
  • 064-006 10:00 AM · 59 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Cabinet officers, including William P. Rogers, Paul A. Volcker, Melvin R. Laird, Richard G. Kleindienst, Rogers C. B. Morton, Clifford M. Hardin, Maurice H. Stans, Laurence H. Silberman, John G. Veneman, Richard C. Van Dusen, James M. Beggs, David M. Kennedy, George P. Shultz, Donald H. Rumsfeld, George H. W. Bush, Herbert G. Klein, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Alexander P. Butterfield, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Robert J. Dole, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 11:12 am.
  • 539-001 10:00 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John C. Stennis, F. Edward Hébert, William P. Rogers, William E. Timmons, Clark MacGregor, Kenneth E. BeLieu, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:00 am to 10:11 am.
  • 539-002 10:11 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:11 am and 10:13 am.
  • 539-004 11:12 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:18 am.
  • 539-005 11:12 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:18 am.
  • 539-006 11:18 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:18 am to 11:37 am.
  • 539-007 11:58 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:58 am to 12:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 539-003, July 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/539-003 (accessed October 11, 2026).