Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 793 › Conversation 793-016

United States Secret Service agents on United States Secret Service

Friday, October 6, 1972 · 12:27 PM–12:29 PM ET · Oval Office ·16 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agents;  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation793-016 onTape 793StartFriday, October 6, 1972 at 12:27 PMEndFriday, October 6, 1972 at 12:29 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 793-016 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents and unidentified individuals coordinated logistical movements regarding President Nixon's location within the White House complex. The brief discussion centered on securing the Cabinet Room as the President transitioned between executive areas. This exchange highlights the routine administrative and security protocols required to manage the President's daily movements.

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NARA Description

On October 6, 1972, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:29 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 793-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 793-16

Date: October 6, 1972
Time: 9:06 am - 9:28 am
Location: Oval Office

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

        The President’s location
            -Cabinet Room

Also recorded on October 6, 1972

  • 031-010 12:29 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 354-011 12:29 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 12:29 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 354-012 12:29 PM · 8 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 12:29 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 354-013 12:29 PM · 39 sec — 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 12:29 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 365-001 12:29 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on October 6, 1972 and 1:38 pm on October 9, 1972.
  • 365-002 12:29 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on October 6, 1972 and 1:38 pm on October 9, 1972.
  • 365-003 12:29 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 12:29 pm on October 6, 1972 and 1:38 pm on October 9, 1972.
  • 793-017 12:29 PM · 56 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 4:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 793-016, October 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/793-016 (accessed September 18, 2026).