Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 616 › Conversation 616-008
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Wednesday, November 10, 1971 · 1:20 PM–4:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
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.
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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.Also recorded on November 10, 1971
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- 299-002 1:20 PM · 44 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 1:20 pm and 1:31 pm.
- 014-010 1:31 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 1:31 pm to 1:33 pm.
- 299-003 1:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Arthur F. Burns met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:31 pm to 1:33 pm.
- 014-011 1:33 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:33 pm and 2:27 pm.
- 299-004 1:33 PM · 1 min — 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 1:33 pm and 2:27 pm.
- 299-005 1:33 PM · 46 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 1:33 pm and 2:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 616-008, November 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/616-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).