Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 259 › Conversation 259-004
Nixon & Bull
Monday, June 28, 1971 · 2:47 PM–2:48 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his personal schedule with the White House barber. The brief exchange concludes with instructions to delay the haircut until after the President finishes a meeting with Burns. This interaction reflects the routine logistical management of the President's daily agenda.
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Position in tape: 00:04:37 – 00:04:58
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NARA Description
On June 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:47 pm to 2:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 259-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 259-4 Date: June 28, 1971 Time: 2:47 pm - 2:48 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Stephen B. Bull [See Conversation No. 6-2]
Also recorded on June 28, 1971
- 259-001 1:40 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 006-002 2:47 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:48 pm.
- 006-003 2:48 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:48 pm.
- 259-005 2:48 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:48 pm.
- 006-004 2:49 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 2:49 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 259-006 2:49 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:49 pm to 2:50 pm.
- 006-005 2:50 PM · 54 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 5:59 pm.
- 259-007 2:53 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:53 pm to 4:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 259-004, June 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/259-004 (accessed October 5, 2026).