Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 652 › Conversation 652-018

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Thursday, January 20, 1972 · 6:36 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation652-018 on Tape 652 (tape position 03:25:19–03:25:46)StartThursday, January 20, 1972 at 6:36 PMEndThursday, January 20, 1972 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 652-018 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents entered the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding the President’s location. The brief exchange functioned as an operational check, with the agents serving as messengers to confirm movement plans. Following the interaction, the agents exited the office to proceed with their security duties.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.1 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

Let's go!

NARA Description

On January 20, 1972, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 652-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 652-18

Date: January 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:36 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met.

       The President’s location

       Messenger

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

Also recorded on January 20, 1972

  • 019-036 5:22 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:22 pm.
  • 652-014 5:59 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:59 pm and 6:00 pm.
  • 019-037 6:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 6:06 pm.
  • 652-015 6:00 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, and Robert H. Finch met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:00 pm to 6:08 pm.
  • 019-038 6:06 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone from 6:06 pm to 6:08 pm.
  • 652-016 6:08 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:08 pm and 6:12 pm.
  • 652-017 6:08 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:08 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 652-019 6:36 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 11:59 pm.

All 39 conversations from January 20, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 652-018, January 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/652-018 (accessed October 12, 2026).