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United States Secret Service agents on Frank Church and Secret Service

Thursday, January 27, 1972 · 10:05 AM–10:14 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation658-034 on Tape 658 (tape position 01:17:22–01:20:31)StartThursday, January 27, 1972 at 10:05 AMEndThursday, January 27, 1972 at 10:14 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 658-034 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to discuss a recent performance or appearance by an unidentified individual, potentially a public official. The participants praised the subject's conduct while expressing strong disapproval of Senator Frank Church's demeanor. The conversation confirms satisfaction with the subject's composure despite facing a difficult and adversarial interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:17:19Do you think so?
1:17:25Okay.
1:17:26Okay.
1:17:27Okay.
1:20:50Well, I thought it was great.
1:20:52I was very, very proud of him.
1:20:53He did a good job.
1:20:55It wasn't me that was miserable.
1:20:57Oh, Church was very, very nasty.
1:20:59And I was so glad that, you know, and Church, at first people thought he was really going to be fine.

NARA Description

On January 27, 1972, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:14 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 658-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 658-34

Date: January 27, 1972
Time: 10:05 am – unknown before 10:14 am
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.

     [Unintelligible]

The unknown agents left at an unknown time before 10:14 am.

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  • 658-005 10:27 AM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard M. Scammon, Charles W. Colson, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:27 am to 11:12 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 658-034, January 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/658-034 (accessed October 12, 2026).