Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 672 › Conversation 672-008

United States Secret Service agents on Presidential security

Tuesday, February 15, 1972 · 1:30 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 39 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation672-008 on Tape 672 (tape position 04:25:40–04:26:16)StartTuesday, February 15, 1972 at 1:30 PMEndTuesday, February 15, 1972 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 672-008 ↗

AI Summary

United States Secret Service agents convened in the Oval Office to discuss logistical details regarding an individual's personal preferences and travel habits. The brief, fragmentary exchange focused on the subject's affinity for specific outdoor activities and his ability to maintain a positive demeanor during these excursions. Due to the limited and largely unintelligible nature of the audio, no formal policy decisions or official actions were recorded.

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Position in tape: 04:25:40 – 04:26:16

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NARA Description

On February 15, 1972, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 672-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 672-8

Date: February 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:30 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Secret Service agents] met.

     [Unintelligible]

[The conversation was cut off at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 11:59 pm.]

Transcript (AI-generated)

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I mean, we're not going to sleep close all the next day.
I don't know.
I think it's, I mean, I think the reason is to, you know,
A couple of hours.
Great.
Yeah.

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  • 020-097 10:45 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 10:45 am to 10:47 am.
  • 672-003 12:47 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 12:56 pm.
  • 672-004 12:47 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 12:56 pm.
  • 672-005 12:47 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 12:56 pm.
  • 672-006 12:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 12:56 pm.
  • 672-007 12:56 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Rose Mary Woods, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:56 pm to 1:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 672-008, February 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/672-008 (accessed November 2, 2026).