Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 289 › Conversation 289-009

Nixon, Haldeman & Bull on Supreme Court and John B. Connally

Thursday, October 14, 1971 · 12:30 PM–2:30 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation289-009 on Tape 289 (tape position 00:24:19–00:26:21)StartThursday, October 14, 1971 at 12:30 PMEndThursday, October 14, 1971 at 2:30 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 289-009 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417185279 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and H. R. Haldeman to coordinate the scheduling of high-level meetings and adjust the timing of an upcoming appointment. The discussion focused on managing the President's schedule regarding the Attorney General, potential Supreme Court nominees, and John B. Connally. Nixon directed staff to finalize these logistical arrangements to ensure specific individuals were available at the designated times.

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NARA Description

On October 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 289-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 289-9

Date: October 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Request for appointment by Attorney General
          -Supreme Court nominees
          -John B. Connally

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and
2:30 pm.

[Conversation No. 289-9A]

          -Meeting

[End of telephone conversation]

          -Attorney General
          -Henry A. Kissinger

Bull left at an unknown time before 2:30 pm.

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Did you get that meeting changed?
Yes, it's five.
All right, where are they now?
Have them come in a quarter to three, because I've got him in a quarter to three.
Have that comment.
You better have it, yeah.
Well, they've come in two periods.
One, two, three, four.

Also recorded on October 14, 1971

  • 289-001 12:30 PM · 14 sec — 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 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-002 12:30 PM · 7 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 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-003 12:30 PM · 4 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 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-004 12:30 PM · 9 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 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-005 12:30 PM · 2 min — 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 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-006 12:30 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-007 12:30 PM · 1 min — 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 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-008 12:30 PM · 20 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 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 289-009, October 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417185279). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/289-009 (accessed November 1, 2026).