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United States Secret Service agents on Public relations and Media coverage

Friday, September 10, 1971 · 2:05 PM–3:03 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation569-012 on Tape 569 (tape position 02:21:02–02:22:48)StartFriday, September 10, 1971 at 2:05 PMEndFriday, September 10, 1971 at 3:03 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 569-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Secret Service agents to discuss the challenges of managing his public image and media relations ahead of the upcoming campaign season. The conversation focused on the influence of the press in shaping public perception and the difficulty of countering unfavorable media coverage. Nixon reflected on his previous electoral experiences to illustrate how media narratives can negatively impact a candidate's polling lead regardless of their actual performance.

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Position in tape: 02:21:02 – 02:22:48

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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 2:05 pm and 3:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 569-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 569-12

Date: September 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:05 pm and 3:03 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.

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

     [Unintelligible]

This recording was cut off at an unknown time before 3:03 pm.

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Where are you going?
Where are you going?
...or regularly, but...

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 569-012, 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/569-012 (accessed November 2, 2026).