Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 635 › Conversation 635-018

United States Secret Service agents on Presidential protection

Friday, December 10, 1971 · 1:01 PM–3:35 PM ET · Oval Office · 37 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation635-018 on Tape 635 (tape position 04:09:35–04:10:12)StartFriday, December 10, 1971 at 1:01 PMEndFriday, December 10, 1971 at 3:35 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 635-018 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180367 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to conduct a brief, routine security check or operational briefing. While the transcript is marked as undefined, the presence of protective detail personnel indicates a focus on presidential security protocols or logistical arrangements. No specific policy decisions or significant developments were recorded during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On December 10, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 3:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 635-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 635-018

Date: December 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:01 pm and 3:35 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service agents] entered.

     The President’s location
          -Barber shop

An agent talked with an unknown person.

[Conversation No. 635-18A]

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[Previous PRMPA Federal Statute (A) withdrawal. This segment was rereviewed 07/18/2019
with new guidance. Segment cleared for release.]
[Federal Statute]
[635-018-w001]
[Duration: 3s]

     Agent answering phone

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[End of telephone conversation]

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Also recorded on December 10, 1971

  • 635-016 12:37 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Nicholas P. Timmesch, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:37 pm to 12:47 pm.
  • 635-017 12:47 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:47 pm to 1:01 pm.
  • 308-001 1:35 PM · 22 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 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-002 1:35 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-003 1:35 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-004 1:35 PM · 29 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 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-005 1:35 PM · 1 min — 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 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.
  • 308-006 1:35 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:17 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 635-018, December 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180367). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/635-018 (accessed November 1, 2026).