Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 619 › Conversation 619-029

United States Secret Service agents on Oval Office and Spiro T. Agnew

Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 1:59 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 52 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation619-029 on Tape 619 (tape position 03:55:24–03:56:15)StartTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 1:59 PMEndTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 619-029 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179861 ↗

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.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 619-029, November 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179861). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/619-029 (accessed November 15, 2026).