Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 655 › Conversation 655-004
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Tuesday, January 25, 1972 · 12:32 PM–8:19 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
United States Secret Service agents and unidentified individuals met in the Oval Office to coordinate security logistics. The discussion, which included a segment redacted for national security, primarily concerned the President’s location and movement between the White House and the Executive Office Building. The exchange concluded abruptly after a brief, ambiguous comment regarding exit security.
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NARA Description
On January 25, 1972, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 8:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 655-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 655-4
Date: January 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:32 pm and 8:19 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.
The President’s location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
[An unknown agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and
8:19 pm.]
[Conversation No. 655-4A]
The President’s location
-EOB
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[Previous PRMPA Federal Statute (A) withdrawal. This segment was rereviewed 08/02/2022
with new guidance. Segment cleared for release.]
[Federal Statute]
[655-004-w001]
[Duration: 2s]
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[End of telephone conversation]
Recording was cut off at an unknown time before 8:19 pm.Also recorded on January 25, 1972
- 316-001 12:32 PM · 1 hr 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert H. Finch, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:32 pm to 2:15 pm.
- 316-002 2:15 PM · 9 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 2:15 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 316-003 2:15 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 316-004 2:25 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Henry A. Kissinger, Rose Mary Woods, and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:25 pm to 2:33 pm.
- 316-005 2:33 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:33 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 316-006 2:45 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:45 pm to 2:55 pm.
- 316-007 2:55 PM · 10 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 2:55 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 316-008 2:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:55 pm and 4:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 655-004, January 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/655-004 (accessed October 6, 2026).