Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 568 › Conversation 568-001

United States Secret Service agents on Presidential security

Thursday, September 9, 1971 · 1:18 PM–1:22 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation568-001 on Tape 568 (tape position 00:02:04–00:05:49)StartThursday, September 9, 1971 at 1:18 PMEndThursday, September 9, 1971 at 1:22 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 568-001 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents met with the President in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics and preparations for an upcoming event or transportation plan. The discussion focused on the operational challenges of managing a large group of people and equipment efficiently. The agents confirmed that their preparations were on schedule and finalized the arrangements for the movement.

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NARA Description

On September 9, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 568-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 568-1

Date: September 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:18 pm and 1:22 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met.

     The President's location
          -Executive Office Building [EOB] office
          -Movement

The unknown persons [Secret Service agents] left at an unknown time before 1:22 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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All those people on time, too.
They're here.
It's a lot of work.
I am here.
Yeah, if you don't want to chuck the bus and stuff down the table, it's up to you.
I am all dead.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 568-001, September 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/568-001 (accessed November 2, 2026).