Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 797 › Conversation 797-035
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Friday, October 13, 1972 · 6:22 PM–6:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
Secret Service agents and unidentified individuals met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate administrative logistics regarding the President's schedule. The conversation focused on the movements and security arrangements for Richard Nixon, with input from Alexander P. Butterfield. No specific substantive policy decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
On October 13, 1972, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:22 pm to 6:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 797-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 797-35
Date: October 13, 1972
Time: 6:22 pm - 6:25 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.
The President’s schedule
-Alexander P. Butterfield
An unknown agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 6:22 and 6:25
pm.
[Conversation No. 797-35A]
The President’s unknown location
[End of telephone conversation]
The unknown agents left at an unknown time before 6:25 pm.Also recorded on October 13, 1972
- 797-030 5:43 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:43 pm to 6:03 pm.
- 797-031 6:03 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:03 pm to 6:10 pm.
- 797-032 6:11 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:11 pm to 6:15 pm.
- 797-033 6:15 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:15 pm to 6:22 pm.
- 031-038 6:45 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 7:07 pm.
- 031-039 7:07 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:07 pm to 7:08 pm.
- 031-040 7:08 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 7:08 pm to 7:14 pm.
- 031-041 7:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:14 pm to 7:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 797-035, October 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/797-035 (accessed October 10, 2026).