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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Security

Tuesday, April 18, 1972 · 5:35 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation712-009 on Tape 712 (tape position 01:41:39–01:42:34)StartTuesday, April 18, 1972 at 5:35 PMEndTuesday, April 18, 1972 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 712-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics and security details regarding his upcoming schedule. The discussion focused on travel arrangements and the specific locations required for the President's planned itinerary. The exchange concluded without a definitive record of final decisions, as the recording was terminated abruptly.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On April 18, 1972, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 712-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 712-9

Date: April 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:35 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown persons [Secret Service agents] met.

       The President's schedule
            -Location

       [Unintelligible]

The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.

Also recorded on April 18, 1972

  • 023-022 4:56 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:00 pm.
  • 023-023 5:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 5:00 pm to 5:01 pm.
  • 712-005 5:01 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:03 pm.
  • 712-006 5:01 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, Clark MacGregor, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:33 pm.
  • 023-024 5:32 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 5:33 pm.
  • 712-007 5:32 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 5:33 pm.
  • 023-025 5:33 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 5:33 pm to 5:34 pm.
  • 712-008 5:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:33 pm to 5:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 712-009, April 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/712-009 (accessed October 1, 2026).