Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 572 › Conversation 572-004

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Tuesday, September 14, 1971 · 10:21 AM–10:51 AM ET · Oval Office · 35 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation572-004 on Tape 572 (tape position 00:29:02–00:29:58)StartTuesday, September 14, 1971 at 10:21 AMEndTuesday, September 14, 1971 at 10:51 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 572-004 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics and secure the space for an upcoming event or meeting. The discussion focused primarily on vacating the room to prepare for the President's subsequent activities. The agents successfully finalized the transition, vacating the office shortly thereafter to ensure the space was cleared.

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You can have the room.
Thank you.
Yes, you can have the room.
You can have the room.
Come on, we've got to go.

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 10:21 am and 10:51 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 572-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 572-4

Date: September 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:21 am and 10:51 am
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.

     The President's location
          -Cabinet Room

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[Previous PRMPA Federal Statute (A) withdrawal. This segment was rereviewed 03/06/2020
with new guidance. Segment cleared for release.]
[Federal Statute]
[572-004-w001]
[Duration: 3s]

       Agent answering phone

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     The President’s location
          -Cabinet Room

The unknown men left at an unknown time before 10:51 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.
  • 572-005 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.
  • 572-007 11:07 AM · 27 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 572-004, 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/572-004 (accessed October 9, 2026).