Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 643 › Conversation 643-016

United States Secret Service agents on Presidential security

Friday, December 24, 1971 · 4:28 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation643-016 on Tape 643 (tape position 00:08:53–00:10:47)StartFriday, December 24, 1971 at 4:28 PMEndFriday, December 24, 1971 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 643-016 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183217 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to discuss security logistics and the President's personal schedule. The brief conversation centered on the President's location and meal arrangements during the holiday. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this short security-related exchange.

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NARA Description

On December 24, 1971, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:28 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 643-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 643-16

Date: December 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:28 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service agents] entered at an unknown time after 4:28 pm.
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 05/03/2022.]
[Unintelligible]
[643-016-w001]
[Duration: 1m 55s]

       The President’s location [?]

       Meal [?]

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The agents left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Yeah, there's a lot of problems.

— 1 min 48 s with no transcribed speech —

Okay.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 643-016, December 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183217). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/643-016 (accessed November 13, 2026).