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

Nixon & Bull on Schedule management and Henry Kissinger

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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to notify Henry Kissinger and Peter G. Peterson that he would be slightly delayed for an upcoming meeting. The President requested that Bull manage his schedule while he addressed a few pending telephone calls. This brief interaction served to reorganize the President's immediate agenda and handle administrative logistics regarding his appointments.

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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.

NARA Description

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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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]

Also recorded on June 7, 1971

  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 255-017, June 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/255-017 (accessed September 27, 2026).