Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 559 › Conversation 559-005

United States Secret Service agents on Oval Office

Tuesday, August 10, 1971 · 10:05 AM–11:59 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation559-005 on Tape 559 (tape position 01:06:42–01:07:08)StartTuesday, August 10, 1971 at 10:05 AMEndTuesday, August 10, 1971 at 11:59 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 559-005 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417178805 ↗

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NARA Description

On August 10, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 559-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 559-005

Date: August 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:05 am and 11:59 am
Location: Oval Office

An unknown man [Secret Service agent] talked with an unknown person.

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
cleared for release. The withdrawal is now categorized as a PRMPA Federal Statute (A) and
was reviewed under deed of gift 06/14/2019.]
[Federal Statute]

[559-005-w001]
[Duration: 7s]

     Telephone call from Oval Office

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Also recorded on August 10, 1971

  • 559-003 9:11 AM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:11 am to 10:05 am.
  • 068-006 9:14 AM · 6 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 10:05 am.
  • 068-007 9:14 AM · 2 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and staffers, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, Melvin R. Laird, David Packard, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Gen. John D. Ryan, Gen. William C. Westmoreland, Gen. Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., Brig. Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 11:54 am.
  • 007-083 9:28 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:28 am to 9:30 am.
  • 007-084 9:30 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 2:33 pm.
  • 559-004 10:05 AM · 2 min — unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:59 am.
  • 559-006 10:05 AM · 35 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:59 am.
  • 559-024 10:05 AM · 10 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 11:59 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 559-005, August 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178805). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/559-005 (accessed November 2, 2026).