Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 619 › Conversation 619-009
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 10:15 AM–10:56 AM ET · Oval Office ·1 min
AI Summary
Secret Service agents and Alexander Butterfield coordinated logistical arrangements regarding the President’s movements between the Oval Office, the Old Executive Office Building, and the Cabinet Room. The exchange primarily focused on managing the President’s daily schedule and physical location within the White House complex. Due to the limited and largely unintelligible nature of the audio, no substantive policy decisions were recorded.
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NARA Description
On November 16, 1971, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 619-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 619-9
Date: November 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:15 am and 10:56 am
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 will
remain closed 12/08/2017.]
[Unintelligible]
[619-009-w002]
[Duration: 8s]
Alexander Butterfield
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The President's schedule
-Old Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Cabinet Room
An unknown man [Secret Service agent] talked with an unknown person at an unknown time
between 10:15 am and 10:56 am.
[Conversation No. 619-9A]
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[Previous PRMPA Federal Statute (A) withdrawal. This segment was rereviewed 09/30/2019
with new guidance. 8s Segment cleared for release. 3s remain closed as 619-009-w001]
[Federal Statute]
[619-009-w001]
[Duration: 8s]
Unintelligible name
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Federal Statute]
[619-009-w001]
[Duration: 3s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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The President’s location
-Cabinet Room
[End of telephone conversation]
The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 10:56 am.Also recorded on November 16, 1971
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- 084-003 10:56 AM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:56 am on November 16, 1971 and 9:57 am on December 1, 1971.
- 084-004 10:56 AM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:56 am on November 16, 1971 and 9:57 am on December 1, 1971.
- 084-005 10:56 AM — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 10:56 am on November 16, 1971 and 9:57 am on December 1, 1971.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 619-009, November 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/619-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).