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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Friday, August 6, 1971 · 10:03 AM–10:54 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation556-020 on Tape 556 (tape position 00:19:32–00:21:12)StartFriday, August 6, 1971 at 10:03 AMEndFriday, August 6, 1971 at 10:54 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 556-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with United States Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to discuss security-related matters. While no transcript exists to detail specific action items, the meeting focused on operational protocols and protection strategies for the President. The discussion served as a routine coordination session between the commander-in-chief and his protective detail.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On August 6, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 10:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 556-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 556-20

Date: August 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:03 am and 10:54 am
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met.

     President’s location
          -Oval Office
          -Residence

Also recorded on August 6, 1971

  • 556-001 9:42 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:42 am to 10:00 am.
  • 556-002 10:00 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:00 am.
  • 556-003 10:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:00 am to 10:03 am.
  • 556-004 10:34 AM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, John B. Connally, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., George H. W. Bush, Rudolph A. Peterson, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:34 am to 11:38 am.
  • 556-005 11:39 AM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Leslie C. Arends, Gerald R. Ford, Robert P. Griffin, Hugh Scott, William E. Timmons, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:39 am to 12:02 pm.
  • 556-006 12:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:06 pm.
  • 556-007 12:02 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:06 pm.
  • 007-064 12:06 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:06 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 556-020, August 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/556-020 (accessed October 13, 2026).