United States Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to coordinate security logistics and monitor the President’s location at the Executive Office Building. The brief, largely unintelligible exchange focused on preparations for upcoming movements or official activities. No specific policy decisions were finalized, as the recording consists primarily of ambient noise and fragmented administrative details.
On November 10, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 4:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 616-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 616-8
Date: November 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:20 pm and 4:20 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 03/18/2020.]
[Unintelligible]
[616-008-w001]
[Duration: 37s]
[This portion of the tape is mostly room noise with some muffled background conversation.]
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An unknown man talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 1:20 pm and 4:20
pm.
[Conversation No. 616-8A]
[Unintelligible]
The President’s location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
[End of telephone conversation]
Preparation for something
The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 4:20 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.