Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 566 › Conversation 566-021

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Tuesday, August 17, 1971 · 10:39 AM–12:55 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation566-021 on Tape 566 (tape position 01:10:59–01:11:38)StartTuesday, August 17, 1971 at 10:39 AMEndTuesday, August 17, 1971 at 12:55 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 566-021 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to coordinate security logistics regarding President Nixon's movements. The discussion centered on the President's scheduled relocation to the Cabinet Room. The agents successfully finalized these operational arrangements before departing the office.

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NARA Description

On August 17, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:39 am and 12:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 566-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No 566-21

Date: August 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:39 am and 12:55 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met.

     The President’s location
          -Cabinet Room

The unknown people [Secret Service agents] left at an unknown time before 12:55 pm.

Also recorded on August 17, 1971

  • 566-001 9:44 AM · 58 min — Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:44 am and 10:39 am.
  • 070-001 10:39 AM · 2 hr 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Robert P. Griffin, Milton R. Young, Allen J. Ellender, John J. Sparkman, John G. Tower, Wallace F. Bennett, Russell B. Long, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, William B. Widnall, Wilbur D. Mills, John W. Byrnes, John B. Connally, Charls E. Walker, Paul W. McCracken, Arthur F. Burns, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Peter G. Peterson, William L. Safire, and Kenneth E. BeLieu, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:39 am to 12:54 pm.
  • 070-002 12:54 PM · 8 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 566-002 12:55 PM · 15 min — Stephen B. Bull, Roger Robb, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Cora Schlesinger, Charles Schlesinger, Ann Schlesinger, William Schlesinger, Emily Schlesinger, Thomas Schlesinger, Clara Schlesinger, Laura Martin, William O. Doub, Joseph Doub, Albert Doub, Albert A. Doub, Mrs. Albert A. Doub, Mrs. George M. Radcliffe, George M. Radcliffe, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Gerald R. Ford, and Robert P. Griffin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:55 pm to 1:10 pm.
  • 566-003 1:10 PM · 3 min — Gerald R. Ford, Robert P. Griffin, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:14 pm.
  • 566-004 1:14 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles O. Finley, and Dick Williams met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:29 pm.
  • 566-005 1:14 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:29 pm.
  • 566-006 1:29 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:29 pm to 1:32 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 566-021, August 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/566-021 (accessed October 12, 2026).