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United States Secret Service agents on Presidential security

Tuesday, November 23, 1971 · 1:25 PM–3:07 PM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agents; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation623-015 on Tape 623 (tape position 03:25:51–03:26:34)StartTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 1:25 PMEndTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 3:07 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 623-015 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service personnel met in the Oval Office to confirm the President's current location and movements. The participants verified that Nixon was not in the office and had departed to an outside area. This brief exchange served to coordinate security oversight regarding the President's whereabouts.

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He's not in the office.
He's outside.
Right.

NARA Description

On November 23, 1971, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 3:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 623-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 623-015

Date: November 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:25 pm and 3:07 pm
Location: Oval Office

An unknown man [Secret Service agent] talked with an unknown person.

     The President’s location

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  • 623-010 1:18 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 623-011 1:18 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 623-012 1:25 PM · 5 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 3:07 pm.
  • 623-013 1:25 PM · 9 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 3:07 pm.
  • 623-014 1:25 PM · 22 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 3:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 623-015, November 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/623-015 (accessed October 1, 2026).