Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 632 › Conversation 632-013

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Wednesday, December 8, 1971 · 12:34 AM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation632-013 on Tape 632 (tape position 02:56:26–02:57:00)StartWednesday, December 8, 1971 at 12:34 AMEndWednesday, December 8, 1971 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 632-013 ↗

AI Summary

United States Secret Service agents discuss logistical arrangements for the President's upcoming travel and holiday schedule. The conversation focuses on coordinating security and personnel positioning for an event occurring at 'line 26.' These brief exchanges confirm the operational planning required to support presidential movements during the Christmas season.

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2:56:24They're going to have it for Christmas.
2:56:26Most of the football games, if any of you want to stay here, I want you to go down that line.
2:56:33I might go down the next thing.
2:56:35Oh, yeah, there might be down there.
2:56:37I don't know.
2:56:38I think I just assume go down.
2:56:40So the president, we go down the line at 26.
2:56:44Be down there in the front.
2:57:02And what do you want to do?

NARA Description

On December 8, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:34 am and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 632-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 632-13

Date: December 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:34 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

An unknown person [Secret Service agent] entered.

The agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time after 12:34 pm.

[Conversation No. 632-13A]

     The President’s location

[End of telephone conversation]

The agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time after 12:34 pm.

[Conversation No. 632-13B]

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[Previous PRMPA Federal Statute (A) withdrawal. This segment was rereviewed 07/12/2019
with new guidance. Segment cleared for release.]
[Federal Statute]
[632-013-w001]
[Duration: 3s]

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[End of telephone conversation]

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 632-013, December 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/632-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).