Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 671 › Conversation 671-005

United States Secret Service agents on residence security

Monday, February 14, 1972 · 7:09 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agents; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation671-005 on Tape 671 (tape position 02:16:43–02:17:45)StartMonday, February 14, 1972 at 7:09 PMEndMonday, February 14, 1972 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 671-005 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180769 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service personnel engaged in brief, informal logistical exchanges regarding movements and potential meetings near the White House residence. The dialogue consists primarily of routine operational coordination and personal pleasantries between staff members. No substantive policy matters or major administrative decisions were recorded during this short interaction.

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NARA Description

On February 14, 1972, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:09 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 671-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 671-5

Date: February 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:09 pm and 11: 59 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met.

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
cleared for release. The withdrawal is now categorized as a PRMPA Federal Statute (A) and
was reviewed under deed of gift 08/19/2022.]
[Federal Statute]
[671-005-w001]
[Duration: 58s]

     The President’s location
          -Residence

An unknown agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time after 7:08 pm.

[Conversation No. 671-5A]

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The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Sir, I'm going to go to the restaurant here.
I need a visit.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Sir, if you have time, I'd love to talk with you.
Good night.
Oh, yeah.
Well, I'm going to go to the restaurant here.
No, I just got that from the other day.

Also recorded on February 14, 1972

  • 670-021 3:47 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:47 pm to 4:07 pm.
  • 670-022 4:08 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:08 pm.
  • 670-023 4:09 PM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Andre Malraux, Sophia K. Porson, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:09 pm and 5:28 pm.
  • 671-001 4:09 PM · 1 hr 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Andre Malraux, Sophia K. Porson, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, Manolo Sanchez, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:09 pm to 6:19 pm.
  • 671-002 6:19 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:19 pm and 6:30 pm.
  • 671-003 6:19 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:19 pm and 6:30 pm.
  • 671-004 6:30 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:30 pm to 7:08 pm.
  • 020-091 10:22 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:22 pm and 10:32 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 671-005, February 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180769). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/671-005 (accessed November 1, 2026).