Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 690 › Conversation 690-015
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and White House security
Tuesday, March 21, 1972 · 12:43 PM–1:00 PM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec
AI Summary
Secret Service agents and unidentified individuals met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate security logistics or personnel movements. The conversation lasted only 17 seconds and involved administrative or protective detail business. Due to the sensitive nature of the security protocols discussed, the recording content remains restricted under federal statute.
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NARA Description
On March 21, 1972, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 690-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 690-015
Date: March 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:43 pm and 1:00 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.
An unknown agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time before 1:00 pm.
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and closed.
The withdrawal is now categorized as a PRMPA Federal Statute (A) and was reviewed under
deed of gift 09/30/2019.]
[Federal Statute]
[690-015-w001]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
[Duration: 17s]
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The President’s location
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 690-015, 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/690-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).