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United States Secret Service agents on United States Secret Service

Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 3:10 PM–3:41 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agents; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation908-027 on Tape 908StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 3:10 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 3:41 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 908-027 ↗

United States Secret Service agents met with an unknown woman in the Oval Office to discuss scheduling and the President's location. The participants exchanged brief remarks regarding a previous task, characterized by the phrase "good job." The brief, inconclusive interaction concluded with an agreement between the parties before the recording terminated.

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On May 1, 1973, United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 908-027 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 908-027

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:10 pm and 3:41 pm
Location: Oval Office

Two United States Secret Service [USSS] agents and an unknown woman met.

       Telephone call [?]

The unknown woman left at an unknown time after 3:10 pm.

       President’s location
              -Cabinet Room

       Meeting
             -Schedule [?]
             -“Good job”

       “Only thing”

       President’s location
              -Agreement

The recording cut off at an unknown time before 3:41 pm.

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
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Conversation 908-027, May 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/908-027 (accessed October 5, 2026).