Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 557 › Conversation 557-007

United States Secret Service agents on Security detail

Monday, August 9, 1971 · 12:55 PM–2:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation557-007 on Tape 557 (tape position 03:12:04–03:13:37)StartMonday, August 9, 1971 at 12:55 PMEndMonday, August 9, 1971 at 2:58 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 557-007 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417178795 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics and positioning for an upcoming movement or security detail. The brief dialogue focuses on clarifying specific placement and instructions for the personnel involved. No major policy decisions were made, as the interaction was limited to immediate operational coordination.

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NARA Description

On August 9, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 2:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 557-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 557-007

Conversation No. 557-007

Date: August 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:55 pm and 2:58 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met.

     The President’s location

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[Previous PRMPA Federal Statute (A) withdrawal. This segment was rereviewed 07/08/2019
with new guidance. Segment cleared for release.]
[Federal Statute]
[557-007-w001]
[Duration: 3s]

United States Secret Service agent talked on the phone with an unknown person at an unknown
time between 12:55 pm and 2:58 pm.

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     The President’s location
          -Executive Office Building [EOB]

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Yeah, that's the one.
Where?
You'll be...
There you go.
You'll be...
Okay, yes.

Also recorded on August 9, 1971

  • 007-078 12:02 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 12:02 pm to 12:03 pm.
  • 557-004 12:02 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:02 pm.
  • 557-005 12:02 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:02 pm to 12:04 pm.
  • 557-006 12:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:55 pm.
  • 272-001 12:55 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 272-002 12:55 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 272-003 12:55 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 272-004 1:48 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 1:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 557-007, August 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178795). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/557-007 (accessed November 2, 2026).