Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 579 › Conversation 579-005
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Tuesday, September 28, 1971 · 1:40 PM–1:41 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec
AI Summary
Secret Service agents met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to conduct a brief, routine security-related interaction. The brevity of the encounter and the lack of recorded substance suggest a logistical or administrative exchange typical of presidential protection details. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were documented during this short meeting.
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NARA Description
On September 28, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 579-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 579-5
Date: September 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:41 pm and 3:05 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met.
[Unintelligible]
The unknown people [Secret Service agents] left at an unknown time before 3:05 pm.Also recorded on September 28, 1971
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- 579-002 11:57 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:57 am and 12:04 pm.
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- 579-004 1:40 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:41 pm.
- 579-006 3:05 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:05 pm.
- 579-007 3:06 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:06 pm to 3:15 pm.
- 077-007 3:15 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Organization of African Unity, including Moktar Ould Daddah, Hamdi Ould Mouknass, Dr. Njoroge Mungai, Capt. Charles Sissoko, Elijah Mudenda, Jean Keutcha, Diallo Telli, Mohamed Sahnoun, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, Emil ("Bus") Mosbacher, Jr., David D. Newsome, W. Marshall Wright, Robert Bruce, Alec G. Toumayan, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 3:15 pm to 3:52 pm.
- 579-008 3:59 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John C. Stennis, Gordon L. Allott, Leslie C. Arends, F. Edward Hébert, Melvin R. Laird, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Peter M. Flanigan, Ronald L. Ziegler, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:59 pm to 4:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 579-005, September 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/579-005 (accessed October 2, 2026).