Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 580 › Conversation 580-021

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Operational Planning

Wednesday, September 29, 1971 · 5:00 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation580-021 on Tape 580 (tape position 04:49:47–04:50:40)StartWednesday, September 29, 1971 at 5:00 PMEndWednesday, September 29, 1971 at 5:00 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 580-021 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to discuss operational planning and potential collaboration with a university. The conversation, which was abruptly terminated by the recording system, included vague remarks regarding decision-making processes and organizational trust. No definitive actions or clear policy conclusions were established during this brief, largely unintelligible exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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4:49:47Dim ond rhyw fath o benderfyniadau sy'n cael eu cynllunio, ond rydyn ni'n barod i
4:49:57Rydyn ni'n gallu cydweithio gyda'r brifysgol, gan gynnwys bod y brifysgol yn cydweithio gyda'r brifysgol.
4:50:03Yn gyntaf, rydyn ni'n gallu cydweithio gyda'r brifysgol, gan gynnwys bod y brifysgol yn cydweithio gyda'r brifysgol.
4:50:13A'r ail, nid ymddiriedaeth o unedau, nid ymddiriedaeth o unedau, nid ymddiriedaeth o unedau, nid ymddiriedaeth o unedau, nid ymddiriedaeth o unedau, nid ymddiriedaeth o unedau, nid ymddiriedaeth o unedau, nid ymddiriedaeth o unedau, nid ymddiriedaeth o unedau, nid ymddiriedaeth o unedau, nid ymddiriedaeth o unedau, nid ymddiriedaeth o unedau,
4:50:37Mae'n rhaid i ni wneud rhywfaint, fel rwy'n dweud, rydyn ni'n gwneud rhywfaint o drafodaeth am hyn.

NARA Description

On September 29, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 580-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 580-21

Date: September 29, 1971
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown persons [Secret Service agents] entered.

     [Unintelligible]

This recording was cut off at 5:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 580-021, 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/580-021 (accessed September 28, 2026).