Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-015

Nixon phone call with Bull on Presidential gifts and Event logistics

Friday, June 11, 1971 · 5:56 PM–5:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation005-015 on Tape 5 (tape position 00:20:35–00:22:36)StartFriday, June 11, 1971 at 5:56 PMEndFriday, June 11, 1971 at 5:58 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-015 ↗

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President Nixon consulted with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate logistics for an upcoming wedding reception, specifically regarding the selection and quantity of presidential gift items for guests. Bull confirmed the inventory of compacts and key chains, verifying their quality and appropriate value for the event. The two also finalized the President's departure time and location, ensuring Colonel Vernon C. Coffey, Jr. was briefed on the arrangements.

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Yeah.
Yes, sir.
Steve, I wondered if you could find out how many are coming to that city.
I don't know what it is right offhand, Mr. President, but I can find out.
If you could, you've got enough of those compacts.
Provided there aren't more than about two dozen.
That's all there are.
They're only about...
What could you give them?
Well, the men, we have some key chains.
A value of about $4.50.
The gift you gave the Baron this morning for that money clip, that is about $9.50.
So the comparable gifts would be the contact and the key chain.
It's like the inexpensive one that we give out, except it's of good quality.
It's a gold film type thing, and the presidential seal is much better.
It's made by Bell.
It would be a good gift.
It comes nicely boxed.
Of course, they don't need appropriately wrapped.
Yes, sir.
Well, I'll just have them over there, and then Colonel Coffey is the aide tonight.
Just one thing, sir.
We're assuming that you want to depart at 7.30 tonight, and that we'll be departing from the north portico, because they'll be doing some taping up there.
All right, thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On June 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:56 pm to 5:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-15

Date: June 11, 1971
Time: 5:56 pm - 5:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

     Attendance at wedding reception
          -Presidential gifts
                -Value
                -Baron Guido Zerilli-Marimo
                -Money clip
          -Colonel Vernon C. Coffey, Jr.

          -Time of President's departure

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-015, June 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).