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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Saturday, March 17, 1973 · 2:10 PM–3:37 PM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]; United States Secret Service agentsConversation882-013 on Tape 882StartSaturday, March 17, 1973 at 2:10 PMEndSaturday, March 17, 1973 at 3:37 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 882-013 ↗

Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office to confirm President Nixon’s location, noting that he was at the Executive Office Building. This brief exchange served as an operational status update regarding the President's whereabouts during the workday. No further substantive policy matters were recorded before the brief segment concluded.

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No, I haven't, uh, pretty much.
Yeah, I do.
What are you, a movie?
I'm just, uh...

On March 17, 1973, unknown person(s) and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:37 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 882-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 882-13

Date: March 17, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:10 pm and 3:37 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown Secret Service agents met.

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       President’s location
             -Executive Office Building [EOB]

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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This conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 3:37 pm.
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  • 416-045 2:10 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 037-141 3:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 416-046 3:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 416-047 3:05 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 416-048 3:05 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:40 pm.

Conversation 882-013, March 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/882-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).