Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 945 › Conversation 945-012
United States Secret Service agents on United States Secret Service
Tuesday, June 19, 1973 · 4:42 PM–11:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
United States Secret Service agents convened in the Oval Office to receive operational instructions regarding the President's upcoming movements and security protocols. The discussion focused on logistical preparations for potential meetings, including security arrangements potentially related to an anticipated visit from Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. The session concluded with the agents tasked to implement the specific security directives provided for the President's schedule.
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NARA Description
On June 19, 1973, United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:42 pm and 11:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 945-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 945-12
Date: June 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:42 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
Unknown United States Secret Service [USSS] agents met.
President’s location
-Agents
-President’s instructions
-Leonid I. Brezhnev [?]
-Meeting [?]
-Length [?]
-Instructions
The unknown USSS agents left at an unknown time after 4:22 pm.Also recorded on June 19, 1973
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- 945-008 4:30 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 945-009 4:30 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 945-010 4:30 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 945-011 4:40 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:40 pm to 4:42 pm.
- 126-003 4:45 PM · 1 hr 42 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of diplomatic delegations from the United States and the Soviet Union, including William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, Peter M. Flanigan, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, Leonid I. Brezhnev, Andrei A. Gromyko, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, Nikolai S. Patolichev, Andrei M. Aleksandrov, Viktor M. Sukhodrev, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 4:45 pm to 6:26 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 945-012, June 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/945-012 (accessed October 10, 2026).