Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 774 › Conversation 774-021

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Monday, September 11, 1972 · 12:36 PM–10:44 AM ET · Oval Office ·1 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation774-021 onTape 774StartMonday, September 11, 1972 at 12:36 PMEndTuesday, September 12, 1972 at 10:44 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 774-021 ↗

AI Summary

United States Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics and confirm the President’s location at the Executive Office Building. The conversation primarily served as an administrative update to ensure the security and precise whereabouts of the President. The brief exchange concluded with standard courtesies among the detail members before the recording was terminated.

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Gjorde?
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Gjorde?
Gjorde?
God bless you.

NARA Description

United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:36 pm on September 11, 1972 and 10:44 am on September 12, 1972. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 774-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 774-21

Date: Unknown between September 11 and 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:36 pm, September 11 and 10:44 am, September 12, 1972
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.

        The President's location
            -Executive Office Building [EOB]

[The recording was cut off at an unknown time before 10:44 am, September 12, 1972].

Also recorded on September 11, 1972

  • 774-016 12:04 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:05 pm.
  • 774-017 12:05 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph T. DeSilva, Willie J. Usery, Jr., Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:05 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 774-018 12:24 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 12:25 pm.
  • 774-019 12:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph N. Sanson, William F. Rhatican, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:29 pm.
  • 774-020 12:29 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:29 pm to 12:36 pm.
  • 360-010 12:36 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:40 pm.
  • 360-011 12:36 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:40 pm.
  • 360-012 12:40 PM · 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:40 pm to 1:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 774-021, September 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/774-021 (accessed September 18, 2026).