Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 863 › Conversation 863-019

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Oval Office

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 5:40 PM–8:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 57 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation863-019 on Tape 863StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 5:40 PMEndMonday, February 26, 1973 at 8:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 863-019 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures a brief, largely inaudible exchange involving United States Secret Service agents in the Oval Office. The agents appear to be discussing logistical matters, possibly related to their schedules and potential travel destinations such as Long Island or Florida. No specific decisions or action items are discernible from the fragmented conversation.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Yeah.

Thank you.

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 863-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 863-19

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.

       Unknown men’s schedule
            -Long Island, New York [?]
                    -Fishing
            -Start of shift
            -Florida [?]

The unknown man 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 863-019, 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/863-019 (accessed October 1, 2026).