Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 887 › Conversation 887-027

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Helicopter

Thursday, March 22, 1973 · 5:00 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation887-027 on Tape 887StartThursday, March 22, 1973 at 5:00 PMEndThursday, March 22, 1973 at 5:00 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 887-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with United States Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics for a scheduled helicopter departure. The discussion focused on operational details, including the President's precise location and the status of communications equipment. The agents confirmed the necessary preparations for the upcoming movement.

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Yeah, yeah.

NARA Description

On March 22, 1973, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 887-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 887-27

Date: March 22, 1973
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown people [United States Secret Service agents?] met.

       Helicopter
            -President’s location [?]
            -Cable [?]
            -Departure [?]

[Helicopter noise]

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 887-027, March 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/887-027 (accessed October 2, 2026).