Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 863 › Conversation 863-020

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Oval Office

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 5:40 PM–8:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation863-020 on Tape 863StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 5:40 PMEndMonday, February 26, 1973 at 8:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 863-020 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures a brief, informal exchange between United States Secret Service agents in the Oval Office. The conversation appears to touch upon logistical matters, possibly related to reentry or appointments, and mentions reading material such as the Sunday Washington Star. No significant decisions or action items are discernible from the limited transcript.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Thank you sir.
That's okay.
Good old us for one hour or two.
Not even that long.

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 863-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 863-20

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.

       Reentry [?]
                                            -19-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 863-20 (cont’d)

              -Bob [Last name unknown]

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

[Conversation No. 863-20A]

       Appointment [?]
             -Return

[End of telephone conversation]

       Schedule
             -Reading material
                    -Washington Star [?]
                          -Sunday edition
             -Rest

An 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 863-020, 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/863-020 (accessed October 1, 2026).