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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Medical emergency

Tuesday, September 14, 1971 · 8:09 AM–10:07 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation572-002 on Tape 572 (tape position 00:14:00–00:16:11)StartTuesday, September 14, 1971 at 8:09 AMEndTuesday, September 14, 1971 at 10:07 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 572-002 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to address an urgent, though unidentified, medical emergency involving an individual's health. The discussion focused on coordinating an immediate response, including instructions to contact emergency services. The brief exchange concluded with the agents clearing the area after addressing the crisis.

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Oh, my God!
Acerca o alba.
Acerca o alba.
Acerca o alba.
Just a second, let's see what's going on.
Call 911.
Oh, 899?
Yeah, 899.
Oh, you did not.
Clear.

NARA Description

On September 14, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 10:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 572-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 572-2

Date: September 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:09 am and 10:07 am
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.

     Unknown person’s health

     The President's schedule
          -Cabinet room

The unknown men [Secret Service agents] left at an unknown time before 10:07 am.

Also recorded on September 14, 1971

  • 074-002 8:09 AM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congressional leaders, including George P. Shultz, Paul W. McCracken, Herbert Stein, Charls E. Walker, Arnold R. Weber, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, Gordon L. Allott, Peter H. Dominick, Wallace F. Bennett, Milton R. Young, Jacob K. Javits, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, John J. Rhodes, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, H. Allen Smith, Robert T. Stafford, Richard H. Poff, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Frank T. Bow, John W. Byrnes, William L. Springer, John D. Ehrlichman, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Kenneth E. BeLieu, Patrick J. Buchanan, and Gerald L. Warren, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 10:21 am.
  • 074-003 10:07 AM · 4 min — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:07 am and 10:21 am.
  • 074-004 10:07 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the Committee to Form a National Health Education Foundation, including Joseph Wilson, Joseph A. Beirne, Dr. M. Alfred Haynes, Richard McGall, J. Alexander McMahon, Walter J. McNerney, A. C. Nielson, Jr. Dr. Joseph T. Painter, Wrede Petersmeyer, Charles A. Siegfried, David Seymour, Dr. Irving Shapiro, Scott Simonds, J. Henry Smith, Dr. Melvin K. ("Morty") Duval, Dr. Robert Laur, Victor Wiengarten, Josee Laventhal, Linda Brannick, Grace Urrows, Howard Ennes, Dr. Peter Warter, Peter Meek, Levitt Mendel, Clarence Pearson, Dr. George Wheatley, Caesar Brancini, Stanley S. Scott [?], the White House photographer, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:07 am and 10:51 am.
  • 572-003 10:07 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gordon L. Allott, Leslie C. Arends, Clark MacGregor, Kenneth E. BeLieu, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:07 am to 10:21 am.
  • 572-004 10:21 AM · 35 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:51 am.
  • 572-005 10:51 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Francis J. Galbraith, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:51 am to 11:07 am.
  • 075-001 11:07 AM · 1 hr 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and agricultural leaders, including William J. Kuhfuss, John W. Scott, Robert C. McInturf, Tony C. DeChant, Oren Lee Staley, Clifford M. Hardin, and Clarence D. Palmby, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 9:50 pm.
  • 572-006 11:07 AM · 59 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 12:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 572-002, September 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/572-002 (accessed October 9, 2026).