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United States Secret Service agents on Oval Office and Phone repair

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 5:40 PM–8:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation863-004 on Tape 863StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 5:40 PMEndMonday, February 26, 1973 at 8:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 863-004 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures a discussion between United States Secret Service agents regarding phone repairs in the Oval Office. The agents appear to be coordinating with external entities, possibly Southern Bell or the General Services Administration, to resolve an issue with the phone system. The primary focus was on scheduling and executing the necessary repairs, with agents discussing the progress and expected completion of the work.

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NARA Description

United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 863-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 863-4

Date: Unknown between February 23 and 26, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:40 pm, Feb. 23, and 8:58 am, Feb. 26, 1973
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [Executive Protective Service (EPS)?] met.

       Phone repair

       Southern Bell [?]

An unknown person talked with an unknown man at an unknown time between 5:40 pm, Feb.
23, 1973 and 8:58 am, Feb. 26, 1973.

[Conversation No. 863-4A]

       General Services Administration [GSA] phone division [?]

       Schedule

[End of telephone conversation]

       Repairs

The unknown people left at an unknown time before 8:58 am, Feb. 26, 1973.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Ja, det er det.
Ja, det er det.
Ja, det er det.
He told me he was missing 27.
What is it, son?
I don't know.
Hey, Mark?
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
Ja, they came back, and I think they're going to leave.
They're checking out a couple of hotels right now, and I think they're going to lock off.
So, next day, they're going to lock it off, and I think they're going to leave.
Oh, ok. Ok.
You got questions?
No, always.

Also recorded on February 23, 1973

  • 863-005 5:40 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 863-006 5:40 PM · 59 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 863-007 5:40 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 863-008 5:40 PM · 1 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 863-009 5:40 PM · 17 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 863-010 5:40 PM · 31 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 863-011 5:40 PM · 20 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 863-012 5:40 PM · 16 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 863-004, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/863-004 (accessed November 15, 2026).