Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 888 › Conversation 888-008
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and White House security
Tuesday, March 27, 1973 · 3:18 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 28 sec
AI Summary
Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office to conduct routine operations or security procedures. Due to the lack of substantive audio content in the transcript, no specific policy discussions, presidential decisions, or historical developments were recorded. The brief interaction reflects standard administrative presence within the Oval Office environment.
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NARA Description
On March 27, 1973, unknown person(s) and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 888-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 888-8
Date: March 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:18 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown United States Secret Service [USSS] agents met.
President’s location [?]
The unknown USSS agents left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.Also recorded on March 27, 1973
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- 423-009 3:18 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:27 pm.
- 423-010 3:18 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:27 pm.
- 423-011 3:27 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 4:16 pm.
- 423-012 4:16 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:16 pm and 4:20 pm.
- 044-026 4:20 PM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:20 pm and 4:57 pm.
- 044-027 4:20 PM · 5 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:20 pm and 4:57 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 888-008, March 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/888-008 (accessed October 2, 2026).