Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 912 › Conversation 912-019

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Tuesday, May 8, 1973 · 1:47 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation912-019 on Tape 912StartTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 1:47 PMEndTuesday, May 8, 1973 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 912-019 ↗

AI Summary

United States Secret Service agents convened in the Oval Office to conduct brief, routine logistical coordination regarding the President's movements. The conversation centers on confirming the departure or location of an individual, likely related to secure transportation protocols. Given the fragmentary nature of the recording, no significant policy shifts or major developments were established.

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Yeah, he went.

There you go.

NARA Description

On May 8, 1973, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 912-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 912-19

Date: May 8, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:47 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office

Unknown United States Secret Service [USSS] agents met.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 912-19 (cont’d)

     President’s location
           -Executive Office Building [EOB]

The tape cut off at an unknown time after 1:47 pm.

Also recorded on May 8, 1973

912-016 12:56 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Nellie L. Yates met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:59 pm.
912-017 12:56 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:59 pm.
912-018 12:59 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:59 pm to 1:47 pm.
433-062 1:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 2:54 pm.
433-063 1:47 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 2:54 pm.
433-064 1:47 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 2:54 pm.
433-065 1:47 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 2:54 pm.
045-158 2:54 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:54 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 912-019, May 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/912-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).