Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 571 › Conversation 571-005
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Saturday, September 11, 1971 · 3:07 PM–3:47 PM ET · Oval Office · 33 sec
AI Summary
Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to coordinate security logistics and verify the President's location. The primary objective of the brief meeting was to confirm that Richard Nixon had relocated to the Cabinet Room. Following this status update, the agents departed the office.
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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 3:07 pm and 3:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 571-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 571-5
Date: September 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:07 pm and 3:47 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.
The President's location
-Cabinet Room
The unknown men left at an unknown time before 3:47 pm.Also recorded on September 11, 1971
- 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.
- 570-009 1:56 PM · 46 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 571-004 3:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, Albert L. Williams, Isiah Frank, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:04 pm to 3:07 pm.
- 571-006 3:47 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clifford M. Hardin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:47 pm to 4:16 pm.
- 571-007 4:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:16 pm and 4:18 pm.
- 571-008 4:18 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:18 pm to 4:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 571-005, 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/571-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).