Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 568 › Conversation 568-013
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Thursday, September 9, 1971 · 6:00 PM–8:26 PM ET · Oval Office · 25 sec
AI Summary
Secret Service agents coordinated logistics for a transition toward the White House residence. The brief exchange focused on operational movements and security positioning within the executive complex. No major policy decisions were reached, as the discussion remained strictly confined to administrative protocols for personnel activity.
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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 6:00 pm and 8:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 568-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 568-13
Date: September 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:00 pm and 8:26 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people [Secret Service] met.
The President’s location
-Return to residence
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 02/14/2020.]
[Unintelligible]
[568-013-w001]
[Duration: 3s]
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This recording was cut off at an unknown time before 8:26 pm.Also recorded on September 9, 1971
- 568-009 3:58 PM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 5:06 pm.
- 568-010 4:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 5:06 pm.
- 568-011 4:05 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 5:06 pm.
- 568-012 4:05 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 6:00 pm.
- 008-079 5:06 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 5:06 pm to 5:08 pm.
- 008-080 5:08 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:08 pm and 5:11 pm.
- 008-081 5:11 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:11 pm to 5:12 pm.
- 008-082 5:12 PM · 22 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:12 pm and 6:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 568-013, 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/568-013 (accessed October 9, 2026).