Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 886 › Conversation 886-020

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 1:21 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation886-020 on Tape 886StartWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 1:21 PMEndWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 886-020 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding the President’s location at the Executive Office Building. The conversation primarily functioned as a brief operational update concerning security protocols and personnel movement. No major policy decisions were recorded during this exchange, which focused on routine protective detail administrative tasks.

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NARA Description

On March 21, 1973, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 886-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 886-20

Date: March 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:21 pm and 11:59 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]

[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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Unknown agents [?] left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 886-020, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/886-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).