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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Wednesday, July 28, 1971 · 3:04 PM–3:05 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation549-024 on Tape 549 (tape position 03:54:35–03:56:00)StartWednesday, July 28, 1971 at 3:04 PMEndWednesday, July 28, 1971 at 3:05 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 549-024 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents briefly entered the Oval Office to provide President Nixon with a security update regarding his imminent departure. They alerted the President that he was expected at his vehicle and that a crowd was beginning to form. This report served as a final logistical coordination point to ensure the President's safe transition to his next destination.

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Yeah.
He's down there by the car right now, and they're starting to push him.
You see him head out that way?
Thank you.

NARA Description

On July 28, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:04 pm to 3:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 549-024 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 549-024

Date: July 28, 1971
Time: 3:04 pm - 3:05 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men (Secret Service) entered.

     The President's location

The unknown men (Secret Service) left at 3:05 pm.

Also recorded on July 28, 1971

  • 549-017 1:25 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 549-018 2:54 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:54 pm to 2:58 pm.
  • 549-019 2:58 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 549-020 2:58 PM · 17 sec — Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 549-021 2:58 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 549-022 2:58 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 549-023 2:58 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:58 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 549-025 3:05 PM · 1 hr 49 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, John A. Scali, Manolo Sanchez, Ronald L. Ziegler, Joseph S. Farlans, White House photographer, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:05 pm to 4:54 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 549-024, July 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/549-024 (accessed October 12, 2026).