Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 636 › Conversation 636-013
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Friday, December 10, 1971 · 4:07 PM–4:18 PM ET · Oval Office · 27 sec
AI Summary
Secret Service agents utilized the Oval Office taping system to coordinate logistics regarding the President's movements and security presence. The discussion focused on establishing the President's current location within the Cabinet Room to facilitate security operations. These brief exchanges functioned as internal operational communications among protective detail personnel.
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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 4:07 pm and 4:18 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 636-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 636-13
Date: December 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:07 pm and 4:18 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met.
An agent talked with an unknown person.
[Conversation No. 636-13A]
The President’s location
-Cabinet Room
[End of telephone conversation]
An agent talked with an unknown person.
[Conversation No. 636-13B]
The President’s location
-Cabinet Room
[End of telephone conversation]Also recorded on December 10, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 636-013, December 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/636-013 (accessed October 5, 2026).