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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Oval Office

Tuesday, April 4, 1972 · 6:18 PM–8:13 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation702-011 on Tape 702 (tape position 03:28:58–03:31:00)StartTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 6:18 PMEndTuesday, April 4, 1972 at 8:13 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 702-011 ↗

United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office to conduct an unspecified security-related matter. Due to the lack of available transcripts and the unintelligible nature of the audio recording, the specific topics and decisions discussed remain undocumented. The meeting concluded when the agents departed the Oval Office.

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On April 4, 1972, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 8:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 702-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 702-11

Date: April 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:18 pm and 8:13 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown persons [Secret Service agents] met.

     [Unintelligible]

The unknown agents left at an unknown time before 8:13 pm.
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Conversation 702-011, April 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/702-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).