Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 781 › Conversation 781-008

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and White House security

Monday, September 18, 1972 · 11:33 AM–11:36 AM ET · Oval Office ·22 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation781-008 onTape 781StartMonday, September 18, 1972 at 11:33 AMEndMonday, September 18, 1972 at 11:36 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 781-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with United States Secret Service agents regarding adjustments to his official schedule. The participants coordinated the logistics of his upcoming movements and security requirements for the President's public appearances. No specific operational details were recorded, serving primarily as a routine administrative briefing on presidential travel arrangements.

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NARA Description

On September 18, 1972, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:33 am and 11:36 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 781-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 781-8

Date: September 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:33 am and 11:36 am
Location: Oval Office

An unknown man [Secret Service agent] talked with an unknown person.

             The President’s schedule

Also recorded on September 18, 1972

  • 781-033 11:17 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:17 am to 11:18 am.
  • 781-007 11:18 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Terry Ann Meeuwsen, Beverly Meeuwsen, Laurie Lee Schaefer, Dorothy Schwager, and Henry C. Cashen, II met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:18 am to 11:33 am.
  • 781-009 11:37 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:37 am.
  • 781-010 11:37 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jack O. Hicks, John J. Keller, William F. Rhatican, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:37 am to 11:44 am.
  • 781-011 11:45 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:45 am.
  • 781-012 11:45 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David N. Henderson, John E. Nidecker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 11:52 am.
  • 781-013 11:53 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:53 am.
  • 781-014 11:54 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William M. Colmer, Adm. Wallis M. Enger, George Ryder, John E. Nidecker, White House photographer, William E. Timmons, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:54 am to 12:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 781-008, September 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/781-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).