Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 606 › Conversation 606-006
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Thursday, October 28, 1971 · 6:59 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
United States Secret Service agents met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to coordinate security logistics and discuss the President's immediate movements. The brief exchange focused on establishing the operational plan for the President's departure and location security. No substantive policy matters were addressed beyond standard protective protocols.
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NARA Description
On October 28, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:59 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 606-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 606-6
Date: October 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:59 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men [Secret Service] met.
The President's location
[Unintelligible]
The unknown men [Secret Service] left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.Also recorded on October 28, 1971
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- 605-012 1:10 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:48 pm.
- 606-001 1:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 606-002 3:03 PM · 2 hr 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Arthur F. Burns, Paul W. McCracken, George P. Shultz, Peter G. Peterson, Peter M. Flanigan, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:03 pm to 5:54 pm.
- 606-003 5:54 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:54 pm to 6:36 pm.
- 606-004 6:36 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 6:37 pm.
- 606-005 6:37 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:37 pm and 6:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 606-006, October 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/606-006 (accessed October 1, 2026).