Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 580 › Conversation 580-017

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Wednesday, September 29, 1971 · 1:35 PM–2:55 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation580-017 on Tape 580 (tape position 02:50:41–02:52:36)StartWednesday, September 29, 1971 at 1:35 PMEndWednesday, September 29, 1971 at 2:55 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 580-017 ↗

AI Summary

United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics and operational security regarding the President's location and movements between the White House and the Executive Office Building. The discussion involved clarifying communication protocols with the operations desk and addressing the logistical requirements for maintaining security standards. The meeting concluded with an emphasis on the necessity of streamlined management and clear internal directives to ensure effective operational control.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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2:50:41Dyna'r ffordd rydyn ni'n ei chwarae pan fydd yn mynd.
2:50:41Ac wedyn, mae gennym llawer o blynyddoedd... Gwych.
2:50:44Felly, y ffordd i wneud hynny yw cael pobl yn rhagweithio ac yn cael eu llwyddo.
2:50:48Dylai'r FFCC symud i mewn, oherwydd maen nhw'n rhaid iddyn nhw annu'r sefydliad.
2:50:54Gallan nhw gael rhagweithio ac rydym yn cael cyflenwad cyhoeddus i'r FFCC wneud rhywbeth.
2:50:59Ydych chi'n cael cyflenwadau i'r CWS i gyflwyno help hefyd?
2:51:01Ie.
2:51:01Rydych chi'n gwneud hynny?
2:51:05Ie.
2:51:05Gwych.
2:51:05Beth dwi'n ei ddwe
2:51:07Rydyn ni wedi cael llawer o bethau, ac mae'n un rydyn ni'n gallu symud ymlaen.
2:51:14Mae'n rhaid iddyn nhw wneud yr holl beth maen nhw'n gallu ei wneud.
2:51:19Rwy'n siŵr eu bod wedi'u llwyddo i lawr ac rwy'n siŵr y gallan nhw ffwrddio'r holl bethau.
2:51:25Dwi ddim yn gwybod a ydych chi'n gallu helpu unrhyw un o'r broblemau delweddol sy'n cael ei ddefnyddio.
2:51:30Mae'n rhaid iddo fynd i fyny ac nid ei ddweud mai mae angen i mi ei achub.
2:51:36Dwi'n cofio'r pwynt ydw i'n ei ddweud.
2:51:41Mae'n rhaid i ni ddweud hynny.
2:51:42Mae'n rhaid i ni ddeall hynny.
2:51:43Mae'n rhaid i ni ddweud hynny.
2:51:47Mae'n rhaid i ni ddweud hynny.
2:51:49Mae'n rhaid i ni ddweud hynny.
2:51:51Mae'n rhaid i ni ddweud hynny.
2:51:54Mae'n rhaid i ni ddweud hynny.
2:51:56Mae'n rhaid i ni ddweud hynny.
2:51:57Mae'n rhaid i ni ddweud hynny.
2:51:58Mae'n rhaid i ni ddweud hynny.
2:51:59Mae'n rhaid i ni ddweud hynny.
2:52:01Mae'n rhaid i ni ddweud hynny.
2:52:03Mae'n rhaid i ni d
2:52:05Dyma'r ffordd gorau.
2:52:06Ac oherwydd nad ydym ni'n cael cysylltiadau, mae'n rhaid i ni wneud rhywfaint o reoliadau logistig.
2:52:09Mae gwestiynau gwych yn rhaid eu cyflawni, ond nid ydym ni wedi clywed unrhyw un ohonynt.
2:52:13Yn ymlaen â'r cyflawn cymdeithasol a'r hyn sy'n cael ei ddweud, beth allwn ni ei ddweud?
2:52:17Beth allwn ni ei ddweud?
2:52:18Beth allwn ni ei ddweud?
2:52:19Beth allwn ni ei ddweud?
2:52:20Beth allwn ni ei ddweud?

NARA Description

On September 29, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 580-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 580-17

Date: September 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 2:55 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown persons [Secret Service agents] entered.

     [Unintelligible]

     The President's location
          -Executive Office Building [EOB]

     Inquiry
          -Call to an unknown person
                -Operations desk

     [Unintelligible]

This recording was cut off at an unknown time before 2:55 pm.

Also recorded on September 29, 1971

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  • 580-015 1:08 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:08 pm and 1:15 pm.
  • 580-016 1:15 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:15 pm to 1:35 pm.
  • 283-001 1:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:45 pm.
  • 283-002 2:45 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:45 pm to 2:55 pm.
  • 580-018 3:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:00 pm to 3:02 pm.
  • 580-019 3:02 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 580-020 3:03 PM · 1 hr 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Andrei A. Gromyko, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, William Krimer, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:03 pm to 5:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 580-017, September 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/580-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).