Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 273 › Conversation 273-018
Nixon & Bull on John B. Connally and George P. Shultz
Thursday, August 12, 1971 · 5:20 PM–5:27 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 48 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate upcoming appointments. The discussion focused on finalizing the President’s schedule, specifically regarding meetings with Treasury Secretary John B. Connally and Office of Management and Budget Director George P. Shultz. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative session.
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NARA Description
On August 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 273-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 273-18
Date: August 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:20 pm and 5:27 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-John B. Connally
-George P. Shultz
Bull left at an unknown time before 5:27 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on August 12, 1971
- 273-010 4:51 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:51 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 273-011 4:51 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:51 pm and 5:05 pm.
- 273-014 5:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:05 pm to 5:07 pm.
- 273-015 5:07 PM · 1 min — 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 5:07 pm and 5:16 pm.
- 273-016 5:07 PM · 28 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 5:07 pm and 5:16 pm.
- 273-017 5:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:16 pm to 5:20 pm.
- 273-019 5:27 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:27 pm to 5:30 pm.
- 273-020 5:30 PM · 1 hr 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John B. Connally, George P. Shultz, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 273-018, August 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/273-018 (accessed November 2, 2026).