Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 580 › Conversation 580-021
United States Secret Service agents
Wednesday, September 29, 1971 · 5:00 PM ET · Oval Office
Audio
part D, 40:14
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This conversation has not yet been cut into its own clip, so the players above hold the full tape, shared with neighbouring conversations. By the archivists' log it runs from 04:49:47 to 04:50:40 into the tape; their log often drifts a minute or two from the audio, so listen for the subjects in the finding aid.
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.Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation.
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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 November 12, 2026).