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United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service and Farewell

Thursday, May 3, 1973 · 12:52 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation911-034 on Tape 911StartThursday, May 3, 1973 at 12:52 PMEndThursday, May 3, 1973 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 911-034 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to conduct a farewell exchange. The conversation focused on expressions of gratitude regarding their professional service. No policy or substantive administrative decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On May 3, 1973, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:52 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 911-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 911-34

Date: May 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:52 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

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

       Farewell
             -Gratitude

The unknown people left at an unknown time after 12:52 pm.

Also recorded on May 3, 1973

  • 911-025 11:28 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
  • 911-027 11:59 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jesse A. Helms, C. Morris Adams, Richard Maxwell, John Hawkins, William Bencini, Barbara Martin, Harold Herring, Coolidge C. Murrow, William E. Timmons, Max L. Friedersdorf, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:59 am to 12:05 pm.
  • 911-028 12:05 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:05 pm.
  • 911-029 12:13 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 911-030 12:15 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:18 pm.
  • 911-031 12:18 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 911-032 12:24 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:40 pm.
  • 911-033 12:40 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard Garment met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:40 pm to 12:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 911-034, May 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/911-034 (accessed October 12, 2026).