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United States Secret Service agents on Oval Office and Event planning

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 5:40 PM–8:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation863-025 on Tape 863StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 5:40 PMEndMonday, February 26, 1973 at 8:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 863-025 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures a meeting in the Oval Office involving United States Secret Service agents and potentially Executive Protective Service personnel. The discussion appears to focus on logistical and design aspects of an event or space, with mentions of "wire," "space," "design," and "plans." While the exact purpose and outcomes are unclear due to the fragmented nature of the transcript, the conversation touches upon the physical arrangement and potential modifications of a location.

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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 863-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 863-25

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

Two unknown men [Executive Protective Service (EPS)?] and an unknown woman met at an
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                                                            Conversation No. 863-25 (cont’d)

unknown time after 5:40 pm, Feb. 23, 1973.

       Room
               -Wire [?]
               -Space
               -Design

       Space
               -Plans
               -Forms [?]

An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 5:40 pm, Feb. 23, 1973 [?].

       Departure
              -Fun

The unknown men and woman left at an unknown time before 8:56 am, Feb. 26, 1973.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Go, Chad.
Why is the stage so long time?
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I don't know.
I'm going to have to pee.
I'm going to have to pee.
I'm going to have to pee.
The sound caps.
Thank you.

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 863-025, 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/863-025 (accessed November 15, 2026).