Secret Service agents met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics and provide a brief status update on the President's schedule and location. The discussion remained brief and primarily functional, concerning the movement of the President and personnel positioning. The recording concludes abruptly while agents are organizing their next steps regarding security protocols.
On July 20, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:29 pm and 1:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 540-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 540-12
Date: July 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:29 pm and 1:31 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men (Secret Service) entered.
[General conversation]
The President
-Schedule
-Location
[Pause]
[Unintelligible]
This recording was cut off at an unknown time before 1:31 pm.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.