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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Wednesday, November 8, 1972 · 12:15 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation813-029 on Tape 813StartWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 12:15 PMEndWednesday, November 8, 1972 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 813-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics for his movements within the White House complex. The brief exchange focused on determining the correct directional path for the President to take through the workspace. The conversation concluded after the agents clarified the route and provided brief instructions.

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Which way do you go?
That way.
That way.
No idea.
They're right.
Takk for mig!

NARA Description

On November 8, 1972, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 813-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 813-29 (cont’d)

Unknown agent’s schedule

The President

[Unintelligible]

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 813-029, November 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/813-029 (accessed October 10, 2026).