Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 771 › Conversation 771-006
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and White House security
Wednesday, September 6, 1972 · 12:38 PM–3:30 PM ET · Oval Office ·38 sec
AI Summary
Secret Service personnel met in the Oval Office to conduct a technical assessment of internal security equipment. The participants specifically reviewed the functional status of lighting systems, designated as E-6. This brief, administrative encounter focused on verifying the operational integrity of White House surveillance or safety infrastructure.
- Secret Service
- White House security
- equipment maintenance
- lighting systems
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NARA Description
On September 6, 1972, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 3:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 771-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 771-6
Date: September 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:38 pm and 3:30 pm
Location: Oval Office
An unknown man [Secret Service agent] talked with an unknown man.
(rev. Oct-06)
[Conversation No. 771-6A]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Federal statute]
[Duration: 1s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Working status of equipment
-E-6 [?]
-Lighting
[End of telephone conversation]
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 3:30 pm.Also recorded on September 6, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 771-006, September 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/771-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).