Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 569 › Conversation 569-010
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and White House security
Friday, September 10, 1971 · 12:39 PM–12:58 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
Secret Service agents met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to discuss security-related matters. The brief interaction, which was truncated before its conclusion, lacked a surviving transcript or detailed record of specific policy directives. Consequently, the substantive content and outcomes of the engagement remain historically indeterminate.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On September 10, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 569-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 569-10
Date: September 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 12:58 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.
[Unintelligible]
The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 12:58 pm.Also recorded on September 10, 1971
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- 569-005 12:19 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, James D. ("Don") Hughes, Jo Ann Redman, Bruce Bennett, Mrs. Bruce Bennett, Anthony Radd, Naomi Redman, Lt. Col. Harland E. Pridelle, Lt. Col. James H. Gibbons, Lt. Col. John Finlay, Maj. Maj. Frederick W. Swift, Maj. Charles Freed, SGM Richard J. McCoy, Polly Thompson, Mary Burson, Walter R. Tkach, J. Paul Benson, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:25 pm.
- 569-006 12:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:26 pm.
- 569-007 12:26 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ernst G. Breitholz, George T. Bell, Robert R. Mullen, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 12:36 pm.
- 569-008 12:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:39 pm.
- 569-009 12:36 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:39 pm.
- 569-011 12:58 PM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), United States Secret Service agents, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:58 pm to 2:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 569-010, September 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/569-010 (accessed October 9, 2026).