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United States Secret Service agents & Butterfield on Presidential security

Tuesday, March 14, 1972 · 3:52 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsButterfield, Alexander P.; United States Secret Service agents; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation685-022 on Tape 685 (tape position 05:57:00–05:57:47)StartTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 3:52 PMEndTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 685-022 ↗

AI Summary

Alexander P. Butterfield met with United States Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding presidential movement and security. The discussion primarily focused on the President’s location and movements between the White House and the Executive Office Building. While the specific transcript is unavailable, the interaction reflects routine operational briefings between White House staff and protective details.

Audio

part C, 1:52:34

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NARA Description

On March 14, 1972, Alexander P. Butterfield, United States Secret Service agents, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:52 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 685-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 685-22

Date: March 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:52 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

Alexander P. Butterfield met with unknown men [Secret Service agents].

An unknown agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time after 3:52 pm.

[Conversation No. 685-22A]

       The President’s location
              -Executive Office Building [EOB]

[End of telephone conversation]

       The President’s location
              -EOB

The agents left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 685-022, March 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/685-022 (accessed November 3, 2026).