Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 558 › Conversation 558-014

United States Secret Service agents on Oval Office and Presidential protection

Monday, August 9, 1971 · 6:28 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation558-014 on Tape 558 (tape position 03:26:20–03:28:06)StartMonday, August 9, 1971 at 6:28 PMEndMonday, August 9, 1971 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 558-014 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to conduct security-related briefings or logistical coordination in the President's absence. Although the specific dialogue remains unrecorded, the meeting reflects standard protective operations and internal administrative protocols managed by the security detail. The session underscores the continuous oversight and maintenance of presidential security infrastructure during the Nixon administration.

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Position in tape: 03:26:20 – 03:28:06

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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 6:28 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 558-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 558-14

Date: August 9, 1971
Time: Unknown after 6:28 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met.

     President’s location
          -Residence

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Where's the deputy?
He's on the other side.
He's on the other side.
He's on the other side.
He's on the other side.
He's on the other side.
He's on the other side.
Thank you.
Okay.

Also recorded on August 9, 1971

  • 558-008 5:00 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:02 pm.
  • 558-009 5:02 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:02 pm to 5:44 pm.
  • 558-010 5:44 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ellsworth F. Bunker, Henry A. Kissinger, White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:44 pm to 6:18 pm.
  • 007-079 5:47 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 5:47 pm to 5:48 pm.
  • 007-080 5:48 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:48 pm and 8:06 pm.
  • 558-011 6:18 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 6:21 pm.
  • 558-012 6:18 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 6:21 pm.
  • 558-013 6:21 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:21 pm to 6:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 558-014, August 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/558-014 (accessed November 2, 2026).