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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Oval Office

Thursday, April 13, 1972 · 5:05 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation708-013 on Tape 708 (tape position 00:53:24–00:59:13)StartThursday, April 13, 1972 at 5:05 PMEndThursday, April 13, 1972 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 708-013 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office to conduct internal business or security coordination. Due to the withdrawal of the audio content for security or non-historical reasons, the specific nature of the discussions remains undocumented. No actionable policy decisions or substantive administrative developments are preserved in the historical record of this meeting.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On April 13, 1972, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 708-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 708-13

Date: April 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:05 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown persons [Secret Service?] met.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Non-historical]
[Duration: 5m 49s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 708-013, April 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/708-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).