Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 656 › Conversation 656-030
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Oval Office
Wednesday, January 26, 1972 · 3:23 PM–5:01 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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]Also recorded on January 26, 1972
- 656-028 3:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:20 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 656-029 3:20 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:20 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 318-001 3:23 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 318-002 3:23 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 019-108 3:29 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:29 pm to 3:35 pm.
- 318-003 3:29 PM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Bryce N. Harlow, Frank Stanton, and William H. Carruthers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:29 pm to 4:20 pm.
- 019-109 3:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 019-110 3:35 PM · 7 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Bryce N. Harlow talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 656-030, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/656-030 (accessed October 6, 2026).