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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Oval Office

Wednesday, February 14, 1973 · 6:06 PM–8:15 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation856-007 on Tape 856StartWednesday, February 14, 1973 at 6:06 PMEndThursday, February 15, 1973 at 8:15 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 856-007 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to facilitate an unidentified request regarding a specific individual. The dialogue primarily consists of the agents repeatedly asking to speak with a younger male. No further details regarding the identity of the person or the purpose of the interaction are provided in the brief audio recording.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Can I talk to that boy?
Can I talk to that boy?
Can I talk to that boy?

NARA Description

United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:06 pm on February 14, 1973 and 8:15 am on February 15, 1973. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 856-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 856-007

Conversation No. 856-007

Date: February 14 or 15, 1973
Time: Unknown time between 6:08 pm, February 14, 1973 and 8:15 am, February 15, 1973
Location: Oval Office

Secret Service agents [?] entered.

       Telephone call [?]

Secret Service agents [?] left at an unknown time before 8:15 am, February 15, 1973.

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  • 856-004 5:34 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:34 pm and 6:06 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 856-007, February 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/856-007 (accessed October 11, 2026).