Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 563 › Conversation 563-013

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Friday, August 13, 1971 · 10:08 AM–11:57 AM ET · Oval Office ·50 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation563-013 onTape 563 (tape position 00:49:13–00:50:03)StartFriday, August 13, 1971 at 10:08 AMEndFriday, August 13, 1971 at 11:57 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 563-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with unidentified Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to conduct a brief, routine administrative or logistical check. The conversation was largely procedural, focusing on confirming the readiness and suitability of arrangements for the President's upcoming activities. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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Yeah, perfect.
Perfect, yeah.

NARA Description

On August 13, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 11:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 563-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 563-13

Date: August 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:08 am and 11:57 am
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met.

     President’s location
           -Cabinet Room

The unknown people [Secret Service agents] left at an unknown time before 11:57 am.

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  • 563-004 12:16 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:18 pm.
  • 563-005 12:19 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Frederic V. Malek, Herbert G. Klein, Jayne B. Spain, Patricia R. Hitt, Helen D. Bentlye, Barbara H. Franklin, Elizabeth Hanford, Nancy Hanks, Sallyanne Payton, Ethel B. Walsh, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:27 pm.
  • 563-006 12:29 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, John N. Mitchell, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Edward L. Morgan, and Bruce A. Kehrli met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:29 pm to 1:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 563-013, August 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/563-013 (accessed September 18, 2026).