Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 279 › Conversation 279-025
Nixon & Bull on White House administration and Dr. W. Kenneth Riland
Wednesday, September 22, 1971 · 4:54 PM–5:17 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 41 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to review and adjust his upcoming schedule regarding personal appointments. The conversation focused on the logistics of arranging a meeting with Dr. W. Kenneth Riland. Ultimately, the President decided to postpone the visit, shifting the potential appointment from the following day to Friday.
- Presidential scheduling
- White House administration
- Dr. W. Kenneth Riland
- Calendar management
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NARA Description
On September 22, 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 4:54 pm and 5:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 279-25
Date: September 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:54 pm and 5:17 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Barber
-Appointment
-Date
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/09/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[279-025-w001]
[Duration: 23s]
The President’s schedule
-Dr. W. Kenneth Riland
-Scheduling
-September 24
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Bull left at an unknown time before 5:17 pm.Also recorded on September 22, 1971
- 009-120 4:53 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 4:53 pm to 4:54 pm.
- 279-024 4:53 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:53 pm to 4:54 pm.
- 009-121 4:54 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 5:17 pm.
- 279-026 4:54 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 5:17 pm.
- 279-027 4:54 PM · 8 sec — 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 4:54 pm and 5:17 pm.
- 279-028 4:54 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 4:54 pm and 5:17 pm.
- 009-122 5:17 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 5:17 pm to 5:31 pm.
- 279-029 5:17 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:17 pm to 5:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 279-025, September 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/279-025 (accessed October 12, 2026).