Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 255 › Conversation 255-017

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Peter G. Peterson

Monday, June 7, 1971 · 2:49 PM–2:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation255-017 on Tape 255 (tape position 00:24:55–00:25:46)StartMonday, June 7, 1971 at 2:49 PMEndMonday, June 7, 1971 at 2:50 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 255-017 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183807 ↗

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On June 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:49 pm to 2:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 255-17

Date: June 7, 1971
Time: 2:49 pm - 2:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull

[See Conversation No. 4-58]

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Yeah, Steve, I have the Kissinger 3 and Peterson, but I have a very dirty field there.
Call Kissinger and Peterson, tell them I'm maybe five minutes late or so.
I've got a couple of calls here.
I have a little call on P305.
So that's the way to get my call.
Thank you very much.
  • 255-014 2:43 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:43 pm and 2:46 pm.
  • 004-056 2:46 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone from 2:46 pm to 2:47 pm.
  • 255-015 2:46 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. ("Don") Hughes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:46 pm to 2:47 pm.
  • 004-057 2:47 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:49 pm.
  • 255-016 2:47 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 2:49 pm.
  • 004-058 2:49 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:49 pm to 2:50 pm.
  • 004-059 2:50 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:57 pm.
  • 255-046 2:50 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:57 pm.

Conversation 255-017, June 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183807). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/255-017 (accessed November 11, 2026).