Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 559 › Conversation 559-006
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Tuesday, August 10, 1971 · 10:05 AM–11:59 AM ET · Oval Office ·35 sec
AI Summary
United States Secret Service agents coordinated regarding the President's precise movements and current location within the West Wing. The conversation served as a logistical update to ensure security protocols remained aligned with the President's immediate activities. The participants successfully established communication status to facilitate continued monitoring during the President's transition between rooms.
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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 559-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 559-6
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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[Federal Statute]
[Duration: 19s ]
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President’s location
-West wing
-Cabinet Room
-West wingAlso 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.
- 559-005 10:05 AM · 7 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 559-006, August 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/559-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).