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Nixon & Bull

Monday, December 6, 1971 · 3:28 PM–3:30 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation630-014 on Tape 630 (tape position 01:41:33–01:42:54)StartMonday, December 6, 1971 at 3:28 PMEndMonday, December 6, 1971 at 3:30 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 630-014 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180189 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate the President's daily schedule. The discussion centered on administrative arrangements, including a forthcoming statement, a signing ceremony, and preparations for a dinner event held that evening. The brief exchange focused primarily on the logistical management of the President's public appearances and calendar obligations.

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NARA Description

On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:28 pm and 3:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 630-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 630-014

Date: December 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:28 pm and 3:30 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President’s schedule
           -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [?]

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 03/26/2019.]
[Unintelligible]
[630-014-w001]
[Duration: 52s]

       The President’s schedule
              -Statement
              -Signing
              -December 6 1971 dinner

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       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:30 pm.

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We'll start with a turn.
That boy, he was interpreting the sign.
He was very visual and very animated.
Yeah, he walked up to me, took me away from him, and said, why did you do that?
Why did you do that?
Why did you do that?
Why did you do that?
Why did you do that?
Why did you do that?

Also recorded on December 6, 1971

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  • 630-011 3:08 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:08 pm.
  • 630-012 3:08 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mildred C. Bailey, Lilliam Dunlap, Jeanne M. Holm, Anna M. Hays, Elizabeth P. Hoisington, Roger T. Kelley, James D. ("Don") Hughes, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:08 pm to 3:15 pm.
  • 630-013 3:16 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gary Washington, Jane Harris, Gordon L. Allott, John B. Kelly, Jr., Joseph Sisneros, Richard W. McArthur, Sidney Brooks, Richard G. Kline, Henry C. Cashen, II, the White House photographer, and unknown person(s) from an National Broadcasting Company (NBC) film crew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:16 pm to 3:28 pm.
  • 630-015 3:30 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:30 pm to 3:34 pm.
  • 630-016 3:35 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Myles J. Ambrose, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:35 pm to 3:58 pm.
  • 630-017 3:58 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 4:01 pm.
  • 630-018 4:01 PM · 2 hr 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John V. Brennan, Pierre E. Trudeau, White House photographer, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ivan Head met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:01 pm to 6:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 630-014, December 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180189). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/630-014 (accessed October 28, 2026).