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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Saturday, September 11, 1971 · 1:56 PM–2:18 PM ET · Oval Office · 46 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation570-009 on Tape 570 (tape position 02:47:57–02:49:11)StartSaturday, September 11, 1971 at 1:56 PMEndSaturday, September 11, 1971 at 2:18 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 570-009 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics and confirm President Nixon's current location. The discussion primarily focused on the President's movement to the Executive Office Building and the whereabouts of his dog, King. The agents concluded their briefing by confirming the President's departure from the immediate area.

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You're right outside the door.
Go on out that way.
Yeah, where is he now?
He is.
Is he gone?
The only one?
Yeah, he is.
There he is.

NARA Description

On September 11, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:56 pm and 2:18 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 570-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 570-9

Date: September 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:56 pm and 2:18 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.

     King [Timahoe, the President’s dog]

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

     [King]

The unknown men [Secret Service agents] left at an unknown time before 2:18 pm.

Also recorded on September 11, 1971

  • 008-085 12:53 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:53 pm.
  • 570-005 12:53 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 12:56 pm.
  • 570-006 12:56 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:56 pm to 12:59 pm.
  • 570-007 12:59 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. McCracken met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:59 pm to 1:13 pm.
  • 570-008 1:13 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:13 pm to 1:56 pm.
  • 571-002 1:38 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:58 pm.
  • 571-011 1:38 PM · 12 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and Terry L. Decker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:58 pm.
  • 571-003 2:58 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:58 pm to 3:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 570-009, September 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/570-009 (accessed October 9, 2026).