Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 776 › Conversation 776-018

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Presidential travel

Thursday, September 14, 1972 · 1:43 PM–3:41 PM ET · Oval Office ·24 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation776-018 onTape 776StartThursday, September 14, 1972 at 1:43 PMEndThursday, September 14, 1972 at 3:41 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 776-018 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents met with the President in the Oval Office to provide a formal report regarding his upcoming departure. The exchange primarily focused on logistical coordination and security protocols for the President's travel. This brief interaction concluded with the agents exiting the office to facilitate the scheduled movement.

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Yes, sir.
Yes, yes.

NARA Description

On September 14, 1972, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 3:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 776-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 776-18

Date: September 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:43 pm and 3:41 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.

            Report of the President’s departure

The unknown men left at an unknown time before 3:41 pm.

Also recorded on September 14, 1972

  • 776-016 12:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 12:52 pm.
  • 776-017 12:52 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:52 pm to 1:43 pm.
  • 359-010 1:42 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 1:42 pm and 2:39 pm.
  • 359-011 2:39 PM · 10 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 2:39 pm and 2:44 pm.
  • 359-012 2:39 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:39 pm and 2:44 pm.
  • 359-013 2:44 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Wayne N. Aspinall met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:44 pm to 2:45 pm.
  • 359-014 2:45 PM · 9 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 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm.
  • 359-015 2:50 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:50 pm to 3:41 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 776-018, September 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/776-018 (accessed September 18, 2026).