Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 863 › Conversation 863-014
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Oval Office
Friday, February 23, 1973 · 5:40 PM–8:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 46 sec
AI Summary
This recording captures a brief, unclear exchange between United States Secret Service agents in the Oval Office. The conversation appears to involve logistical or operational checks, with mentions of a "wingman" and an "iron," possibly referring to security protocols or equipment. No specific decisions or action items are discernible from the fragmented dialogue.
- Secret Service
- Oval Office
- Security protocols
- Logistics
- Operational checks
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 863-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 863-14
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.
Someone's schedule or location [?]
An unknown person talked with an unknown man at an unknown time between 5:40 pm, Feb.
23, and 8:58 am, Feb. 26, 1973.
[Conversation No. 863-14A]
Schedule
[End of telephone conversation]
The unknown people left at an unknown time before 8:58 am, Feb. 26, 1973.Also recorded on February 23, 1973
- 863-004 5:40 PM · 7 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.
- 863-005 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 863-014, 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/863-014 (accessed October 1, 2026).