Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 791 › Conversation 791-008
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and White House security
Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 12:50 PM–3:25 PM ET · Oval Office ·24 sec
AI Summary
Secret Service agents coordinated with unidentified individuals regarding logistical security arrangements in the Oval Office. The dialogue primarily focused on confirming operational procedures and ensuring that specific protocols were being followed as expected. No policy decisions were recorded, as the brief exchange was limited to procedural confirmation.
- Secret Service
- White House security
- Logistics
- Presidential protection
- Operational protocol
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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
(rev. Nov-03)
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1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END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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[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]
(rev. Nov-03)
The unknown agent left at an unknown time before 3:25 pm.Also recorded on October 3, 1972
- 030-044 12:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 355-001 12:50 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 355-002 12:50 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 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 355-003 12:50 PM · 9 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 12:50 pm and 12:59 pm.
- 030-045 12:59 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 355-004 12:59 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:59 pm to 1:00 pm.
- 030-046 1:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.
- 355-005 1:00 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 1:00 pm and 1:56 pm.
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 September 18, 2026).