Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 276 › Conversation 276-008
Nixon & Bull on Donald Rumsfeld and Henry Kissinger
Friday, September 10, 1971 · 4:17 PM–4:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 27 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen Bull coordinate the President's upcoming schedule to manage the sequence of various high-level briefings. The discussion focuses on sequencing meetings with Donald Rumsfeld, H. R. Haldeman, Paul McCracken, and Henry Kissinger. Nixon prioritizes these interactions and provides direction to Bull on how to effectively structure these appointments within the available time constraints.
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NARA Description
On September 10, 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 4:17 pm and 4:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 276-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 276-8
Date: September 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:17 pm and 4:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Donald H. Rumsfeld
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Paul W. McCracken
-Rumsfeld
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Meeting with the President
-Rumsfeld
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:30 pm.
Conv. No. 276-18/278-33 (cont.)Also recorded on September 10, 1971
- 276-004 3:03 PM · 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:03 pm to 3:51 pm.
- 276-005 3:51 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 3:51 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 276-006 3:51 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:51 pm and 3:53 pm.
- 008-084 3:53 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 3:53 pm to 4:17 pm.
- 276-007 3:53 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:53 pm to 4:17 pm.
- 276-009 4:17 PM · 5 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 4:17 pm and 4:30 pm.
- 276-010 4:30 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:30 pm to 4:31 pm.
- 276-011 4:31 PM · 1 hr 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Donald H. Rumsfeld, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:31 pm to 6:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 276-008, September 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/276-008 (accessed October 9, 2026).