Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 690 › Conversation 690-014

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Tuesday, March 21, 1972 · 12:36 PM–12:38 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation690-014 on Tape 690 (tape position 02:54:46–02:55:15)StartTuesday, March 21, 1972 at 12:36 PMEndTuesday, March 21, 1972 at 12:38 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 690-014 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to coordinate the President's movements and security logistics. The brief exchange centers on tracking Richard Nixon's current location as he prepared to return to the office. No significant policy decisions were made during this short security check.

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Brian?
Brian?
He's coming back up.
He's coming back up.

NARA Description

On March 21, 1972, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:38 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 690-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 690-014

Date: March 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:36 pm and 12:38 pm
Location: Oval Office

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.

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[Previous Federal Statute (A) withdrawal. This segment is cleared for release on 11/29/2017 per
guidance from the United States Secret Service. Archivist: DR]
[Federal Statute]
[690-014-w001]
[Duration: 2s]

     USSS Agent name

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     The President’s location

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  • 021-124 1:00 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:03 pm.
  • 021-125 1:00 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:03 pm.
  • 690-011 1:00 PM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, George P. Shultz, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 690-014, March 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/690-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).