Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 555 › Conversation 555-018

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Oval Office

Thursday, August 5, 1971 · 10:10 AM–11:57 AM ET · Oval Office ·50 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation555-018 onTape 555 (tape position 00:36:15–00:37:03)StartThursday, August 5, 1971 at 10:10 AMEndThursday, August 5, 1971 at 11:57 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 555-018 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to discuss unspecified security or administrative arrangements. The recording consists almost entirely of ambient room noise and muffled, unintelligible dialogue. No substantive policy decisions or clear directives were captured during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On August 5, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 11:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 555-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 555-18

Date: August 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 11:57 am
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met at an unknown time after 10:10 am.

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 02/19/2020.]
[Unintelligible]
[555-018-w001]
[Duration: 50s]

[This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation.]

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  • 555-003 12:00 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for the Spanish Speaking, including, Dr. Henry M. Ramirez, Antonio Rodriguez, Louie Cespedes, Eugene A. Marin, Edward M. Yturri, Ted F. Martinez, Ignacio E. Lozano, Jr., Edgar A. Buttari, Manuel R. Giberga, Jorge E. Tristani, Manuel A. Gonzalez, Hilda A. Hidalgo, William C. Oldaker, Philip Sanchez, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull, met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:00 pm to 12:13 pm.
  • 555-019 12:35 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 12:36 pm.
  • 555-004 1:13 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:15 pm.
  • 555-005 1:15 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles H. Percy, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, William Brock, M. A. Henderson, W. R. Davenport, Robert A. Taft, Jr., Alexander P. Butterfield, Zachery Williams, Mrs. John C. Williams, Paul E. Funk, David Gilbert, Morris Semiatin, Charles S. Gubser, Philip Schuyler, Lawrence G. Williams, Mrs. Lawrence G. Williams, Marie A. Boyer, Marie A. Simmonds, Silvio O. Conte, Mrs. Wilfred S. Hitchcock, Mrs. George Voskly, Hugh K. Ferry, Joseph F. Mattis, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:15 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 555-006 1:46 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:46 pm to 2:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 555-018, August 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/555-018 (accessed September 18, 2026).