Nixon White House TapesTape 293 › Conversation 293-028

Nixon & Bull on White House administration and Staff coordination

Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 1:42 PM–1:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation293-028 onTape 293 (tape position 01:32:00–01:32:38)StartWednesday, November 17, 1971 at 1:42 PMEndWednesday, November 17, 1971 at 1:43 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 293-028 ↗

President Nixon held a brief meeting with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, in the Old Executive Office Building. While no transcript exists for this exchange, the meeting occurred as part of Bull's routine administrative support role. The interaction served as a quick coordination point between the President and his staff regarding daily scheduling or immediate logistical tasks.

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On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:42 pm to 1:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 293-028 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 293-28

Date: November 22, 1971
Time: 1:42 pm - 1:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 15-93]
  • 014-154 1:27 PM · 9 min — Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, John D. Ehrlichman, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 293-005 1:27 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:27 pm and 2:48 pm.
  • 293-024 1:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:30 pm to 1:32 pm.
  • 293-025 1:32 PM · 14 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 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 293-026 1:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 293-027 1:32 PM · 11 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 1:32 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 293-029 1:43 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:43 pm.
  • 293-030 1:43 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:43 pm to 2:30 pm.

Conversation 293-028, November 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/293-028 (accessed September 18, 2026).