United States Secret Service agents engaged in a series of brief, fragmented communications with unknown parties while the President was located in the Executive Office Building. The exchanges consist of repetitive, indistinct remarks that appear to be logistical or procedural in nature. Due to the lack of substantive content and the abrupt conclusion of the recording, no meaningful decisions or developments were documented.
On October 24, 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 12:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 806-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 806-16
Date: October 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:50 pm and 12:57 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.
The President's location
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
An unknown agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and
12:57 pm.
[Conversation No. 806-16A]
Officers accompanying the President
[End of telephone conversation]
An unknown agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and
12:57 pm.
[Conversation No. 806-16B]
The President’s location
-EOB
[End of telephone conversation]
The President’s location
-EOB
An unknown agent talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and
12:57 pm.
(rev. Nov-03)
[Conversation No. 806-16C]
The President’s location
-EOB
[End of telephone conversation]
[The conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 12:57 p.m.]This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.