Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 578 › Conversation 578-013
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Friday, September 24, 1971 · 12:32 PM–12:44 PM ET · Oval Office · 28 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to verify his specific location and itinerary. The discussion centered on security logistics and the President's movements for the day. No significant policy decisions were reached during this brief operational coordination.
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NARA Description
On September 24, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 12:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 578-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 578-13
Date: September 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:32 pm and 12:44 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people [Secret Service agents] talked.
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 03/13/2020.]
[Unintelligible]
[578-013-w001]
[Duration: 3s]
The President’s location [?]
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The President’s locationAlso recorded on September 24, 1971
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- 578-008 12:07 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, Brig. Gen. Cunningham C. Bryant, Brig. Gen. Benjamin L. Hunton, Adm. Rear Adm. Samuel Gravely, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:23 pm.
- 578-009 12:23 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Michael ("White Antelope") Naranjo, Mrs. Larry Underwood, and Donald E. Johnson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:23 pm to 12:32 pm.
- 578-010 12:32 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:32 pm.
- 578-011 12:46 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, John N. Mitchell, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 010-001 12:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:11 pm.
- 010-002 1:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 1:11 pm to 1:13 pm.
- 010-003 1:13 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:52 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 578-013, September 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/578-013 (accessed October 2, 2026).