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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Oval Office

Monday, September 20, 1971 · 6:19 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation577-018 on Tape 577 (tape position 03:36:59–03:37:44)StartMonday, September 20, 1971 at 6:19 PMEndMonday, September 20, 1971 at 6:19 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 577-018 ↗

AI Summary

Unnamed Secret Service agents engaged in a discussion within the Oval Office involving cryptic, repetitive remarks concerning political, religious, and institutional matters. Despite the inclusion of incoherent or redacted elements, the dialogue centers on concerns regarding university environments and broader organizational dynamics. No clear administrative decisions or actionable outcomes are evident from the fragmentary exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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3:36:59Nid Gwleidyddol, nid Jewydd, ond eithneg-Catholig, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleidyddol, Gwleid
3:37:13Ond dydw i ddim yn credu bod gennym unrhyw beth.
3:37:16Byddaf yn hapus i drafod y Prifysgol, y Gwleidydd a'r Cwmni a'r Gweithredaeth, a fyddai'n gweithredu mewn gwirioneddol yn y sefydliad Prifysgol ar amgylchiadau gwirioneddol.
3:37:24Dyma'r math o chwrt y mae'r holl wlad eisiau, gyda'r amgylch o'r sefydliad o'r Gwledydd a'r Prifysgol, ac mae'r Prifysgol wedi cael llawer o hynny.
3:37:35Mae hynny'n rhyfeddol.
3:37:35Rydw i'n credu.
3:37:36Rydw i'n credu.
3:37:37Rydw i'n credu.
3:37:38Rydw i'n credu
3:37:40Rwy'n gobeithio ein bod ni wedi gwneud hynny.
3:37:42Rwy'n gobeithio ein bod ni wedi cael poli.

NARA Description

On September 20, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 577-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 577-18

Date: September 20, 1971
Time: 6:19 pm
Location: Oval Office

An unknown person [Secret Service agent] talked with an unknown person.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 577-018, September 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/577-018 (accessed October 12, 2026).