Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 619 › Conversation 619-029
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Oval Office
Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 1:59 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 52 sec
AI Summary
This brief, largely unintelligible interaction involves United States Secret Service agents meeting in the Oval Office. The recording also includes appearances by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and First Lady Pat Nixon. Due to the lack of clear audio, no substantive policy discussions, decisions, or specific action items were captured in this segment.
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NARA Description
On November 16, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 619-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 619-29
Date: November 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:59 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met.
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 09/30/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[619-029-w001]
[Duration: 52s]
Spiro T. Agnew
Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat) Nixon
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The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.Also recorded on November 16, 1971
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- 014-137 1:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-001 1:59 PM · 1 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-002 1:59 PM · 3 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-003 1:59 PM · 3 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-004 1:59 PM · 29 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-005 1:59 PM · 8 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 295-006 1:59 PM · 2 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 1:59 pm and 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 619-029, 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/619-029 (accessed October 1, 2026).