Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 614 › Conversation 614-008
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 1:48 PM–3:55 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with United States Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding his movement to the Executive Office Building. The brief discussion centered on securing the President’s transit and finalizing the protocol for his transition between the two workspaces. No substantial policy matters were addressed, as the dialogue focused primarily on operational scheduling and personnel positioning.
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NARA Description
On November 4, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 614-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 614-008
Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:48 pm and 3:55 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown persons [Secret Service agents] met.
The President’s schedule
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 06/05/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[614-008-w001]
[Duration: 7s]
[This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation.]
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The unknown persons left at an unknown time before 3:55 pm.Also recorded on November 4, 1971
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- 300-008 1:48 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 300-009 1:48 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 300-010 1:48 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 300-011 1:48 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 300-012 1:48 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 300-013 1:48 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
- 300-014 1:48 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 3:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 614-008, November 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/614-008 (accessed September 30, 2026).