Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 648 › Conversation 648-005
United States Secret Service agents on Presidential security
Monday, January 17, 1972 · 1:23 PM–3:45 PM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec
A 19-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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NARA Description
On January 17, 1972, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:23 pm and 3:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 648-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 648-5
Date: January 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:23 pm and 3:45 pm
Location: Oval Office
An unknown person [Secret Service agent] talked with an unknown person at an unknown time
after 1:23 pm.
[Conversation No. 648-5A]
The President’s location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 648-005, January 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180415). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/648-005 (accessed November 13, 2026).