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 on Tape 793StartFriday, October 6, 1972 at 12:27 PMEndFriday, October 6, 1972 at 12:29 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 793-016 ↗

A 16-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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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

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Also recorded on October 6, 1972

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  • 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 November 2, 2026).