Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 900 › Conversation 900-030
United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service
Wednesday, April 18, 1973 · 7:58 AM–8:11 AM ET · Oval Office · 48 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to finalize logistical arrangements and coordinate the President's upcoming schedule. The discussion centered on identifying specific events and securing locations, including the Executive Office Building. The conversation primarily functioned as a briefing to ensure security and administrative preparedness for the day's itinerary.
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NARA Description
On April 18, 1973, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:11 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 900-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 900-30
Date: April 18, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:58 am and 8:11 am
Location: Oval Office
Unknown men [United States Secret Service (USSS) agents ?] met.
President’s schedule
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
The unknown met [USSS agents ?] left at an unknown time before 8:11 am.Also recorded on April 18, 1973
- 122-003 7:58 AM · 1 hr 44 min — Vice President Spiro T. Agnew and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including George P. Shultz, William E. Simon, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, Robert C. Byrd, Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson, Paul J. Fannin, Warren G. ("Maggie") Magnuson, Norris Cotton, John O. Pastore, George D. Aiken, James L. Buckley, Ted Stevens, Carl B. Albert, Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr., Gerald R. Ford, John J. McFall, Leslie C. Arends, Harley O. Staggers, Samuel L. Devine, Melvin Price, Craig Hosmer, Chet Holifield, Roger H. Zion, Marvin L. Esch, John P. Saylor, John D. Ehrlichman, Charles J. DiBona, Henry A. Kissinger, William E. Timmons, Roy L. Ash, Ronald L. Ziegler, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Richard M. Fairbanks, III, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, and the White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 10:17 am.
- 900-001 7:58 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:11 am.
- 900-002 7:58 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:11 am.
- 900-003 7:58 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:58 am and 8:11 am.
- 900-004 8:11 AM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:11 am to 8:38 am.
- 900-005 8:38 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:38 am.
- 900-006 11:16 AM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:16 am and 11:22 am.
- 900-007 11:16 AM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:16 am and 11:22 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 900-030, April 18, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/900-030 (accessed October 5, 2026).