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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and White House security

Tuesday, October 17, 1972 · 7:17 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation802-010 on Tape 802StartTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 7:17 PMEndTuesday, October 17, 1972 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 802-010 ↗

United States Secret Service agents met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to discuss logistical details regarding the President's upcoming schedule and location movements. The brief interaction focused on the operational security and coordination required for his planned travel. Due to the limited nature of the recording, no further substantive decisions or developments are documented.

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On October 17, 1972, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:17 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 802-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 802-10

Date: October 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:17 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.

        The President's location

        [Unintelligible]

        Schedule

[The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.]
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Conversation 802-010, October 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/802-010 (accessed October 10, 2026).