United States Secret Service agents and unidentified individuals met in the Oval Office to address logistical or security-related matters. The brief interactions, captured in two distinct segments, focus on technical concerns regarding equipment, specifically a microphone. No broader policy decisions were recorded in these short audio clips.
On January 26, 1972, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 5:01 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 656-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 656-30
Date: Jaunary 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:23 pm and 5:01 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown people [Secret Service agents] entered at an unknown time after 3:23 pm.
The President’s location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
An agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time after 3:23 pm.
[Conversation No. 656-30A]
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[Previous PRMPA Statute (A) withdrawal reviewed 12/04/2017 pursuant to guidance received
from the United States Secret Service. Segment cleared for release.]
[Federal Statute]
[656-030-w001]
[Duration: 6s]
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The President’s location
-EOB
[End of telephone conversation]
An agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time after 3:23 pm.
[Conversation No. 656-30B]
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[Previous PRMPA Statute (A) withdrawal reviewed 12/04/2017 pursuant to guidance received
from the United States Secret Service. Segment cleared for release.]
[Federal Statute]
[656-030-w002]
[Duration: 5s]
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[End of telephone conversation]This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.