Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 639 › Conversation 639-031
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Saturday, December 18, 1971 · 2:31 PM–5:05 PM ET · Oval Office · 33 sec
AI Summary
Secret Service agents met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to confirm his current location and immediate travel plans. The brief exchange focused on coordinating the President's transit to the Executive Office Building. The agents departed shortly thereafter to secure the President's movement.
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NARA Description
On December 18, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 5:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 639-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 639-031
Date: December 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:31 pm and 5:05 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met.
The President’s location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
The unknown people [Secret Service agents] left at an unknown time before 5:05 pm.Also recorded on December 18, 1971
- 310-001 2:32 PM · 18 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 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-002 2:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-003 2:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-004 2:32 PM · 39 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 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-005 2:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-006 2:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-007 2:32 PM · 49 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 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 310-008 2:32 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:32 pm and 2:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 639-031, December 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/639-031 (accessed October 10, 2026).