Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 940 › Conversation 940-016

United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Thursday, June 14, 1973 · 11:20 AM–11:25 AM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec

ParticipantsUnited States Secret Service agentsConversation940-016 on Tape 940StartThursday, June 14, 1973 at 11:20 AMEndThursday, June 14, 1973 at 11:25 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 940-016 ↗

AI Summary

Secret Service agents gathered in the Oval Office to participate in a brief, informal photograph session. The participants reviewed and commented on the positioning and expressions of individuals featured in the imagery. No substantive policy matters or administrative actions were addressed during this short exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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I want to take a look at that picture.
He's sitting with his head in the air.
He's looking at me.
He's staring at me.

NARA Description

On June 14, 1973, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 11:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 940-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 940-16

Date: June 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:20 am and 11:25 am
Location: Oval Office

Unknown United States Secret Service (USSS) agents met.

       Photograph opportunity
             -Ronald L. Zeigler

The USSS agents left at an unknown time before 11:25 am.

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  • 940-007 11:18 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George Putnam, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:18 am to 11:20 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 940-016, June 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/940-016 (accessed October 9, 2026).