Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 696 › Conversation 696-002
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and White House security
Wednesday, March 29, 1972 · 12:57 PM–4:48 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
Secret Service agents and unidentified individuals met in the Oval Office to discuss security logistics or administrative matters. The recording consists largely of withdrawn material and brief, ambiguous exchanges, providing no substantial insight into policy or political decision-making. The interaction concludes with a brief mention of the President’s location in the Executive Office Building.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 29, 1972, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:57 pm and 4:48 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 696-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 696-2
Date: March 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:57 and 4:48 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Federal Statute]
[Duration: 1s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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An unknown man talked with an unknown man.
[Conversation 696-2A]
The President’s location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
[End of telephone conversation]
The unknown men left, at an unknown time before 4:48 pm.Also recorded on March 29, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 696-002, March 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/696-002 (accessed October 1, 2026).