President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his daily schedule and administrative logistics. The discussion focused primarily on arranging a telephone conversation with George P. Shultz, including confirming Shultz's current location to facilitate the call. No broader policy discussions occurred, as the meeting was limited to operational planning.
On September 16, 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 9:20 am and 10:33 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 278-42
Date: September 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:20 am and 10:33 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-George P. Shultz
-Possible telephone conversation
-Location
Bull left at an unknown time before 10:33 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.