Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 299 › Conversation 299-010
Nixon & Bull on Troop withdrawals and Melvin Laird
Wednesday, November 10, 1971 · 2:45 PM–2:50 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 35 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his immediate schedule and manage logistical delays. The conversation focused on upcoming meetings with Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger regarding a pending troop withdrawal announcement. Nixon emphasized the need for a strategic game plan and requested further private discussion with Bull to organize these priority administrative actions.
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NARA Description
On November 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 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 299-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 299-10
Date: November 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Melvin R. Laird
-Henry A. Kissinger
-The President’s forthcoming troop withdrawal announcement
-LairdAlso recorded on November 10, 1971
- 014-015 2:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 299-011 2:45 PM · 19 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 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 299-012 2:45 PM · 15 sec — 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 2:45 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 014-016 2:50 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:50 pm.
- 299-013 2:50 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:50 pm.
- 014-017 2:51 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Barry M. Goldwater talked on the telephone from 2:51 pm to 2:54 pm.
- 299-014 2:51 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Barry M. Goldwater met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:51 pm to 2:54 pm.
- 299-015 2:51 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Richard J. Daley met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 3:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 299-010, November 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/299-010 (accessed September 30, 2026).