Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 673 › Conversation 673-001

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Wednesday, February 16, 1972 · 3:25 PM–3:44 PM ET · Oval Office ·18 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation673-001 onTape 673 (tape position 00:00:27–00:18:01)StartWednesday, February 16, 1972 at 3:25 PMEndWednesday, February 16, 1972 at 3:44 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 673-001 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office to confer on an unspecified operational task or logistical matter. The brief exchange consists of the participants comparing their respective approaches or drafts to determine which was superior. No substantive policy decisions or historical actions were recorded during this segment.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Do you think that's better than what I did?
No, it's better than what I did.

NARA Description

On February 16, 1972, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 673-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 673-1

Date: February 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:25 pm and 3:44 pm
Location: Oval Office

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 08/25/2022.]
[Unintelligible]
[673-001-w001]
[Duration: 17s]

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Also recorded on February 16, 1972

  • 672-001 9:02 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:02 pm and 9:12 pm.
  • 673-002 3:44 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:44 pm to 4:14 pm.
  • 673-003 4:15 PM · 1 hr 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, Richard G. Kleindienst, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:15 pm to 5:38 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 673-001, February 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/673-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).