Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 791 › Conversation 791-008

United States Secret Service agents on Presidential protection

Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 12:50 PM–3:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agents; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation791-008 on Tape 791StartTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 12:50 PMEndTuesday, October 3, 1972 at 3:25 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 791-008 ↗

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NARA Description

On October 3, 1972, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 3:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 791-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 791-8

Date: October 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:50 pm and 3:25 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

        The President's location
            -Executive office building {EOB]

[End of telephone conversation]

The unknown agent talked to unknown person at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 3:25
pm.

[Conversation No. 791-8B]

*****************************************************************

BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Agency Statute]
[Duration: 2s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

*****************************************************************

[End of telephone conversation]

The unknown agent talked to unknown person at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 3:25
pm.

[Conversation No. 791-8D]

        The President’s location
            -EOB

[End of telephone conversation]

The unknown agent left at an unknown time before 3:25 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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That's the way it should be.
That's it.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 791-008, October 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/791-008 (accessed November 2, 2026).