Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 300 › Conversation 300-018

Nixon & Buchanan on Henry Kissinger and Stephen B. Bull

Tuesday, November 9, 1971 · 8:45 AM–9:45 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Buchanan, Shelley A. (Scarney)Conversation300-018 on Tape 300 (tape position 00:35:12–00:35:41)StartTuesday, November 9, 1971 at 8:45 AMEndTuesday, November 9, 1971 at 9:45 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 300-018 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to discuss scheduling priorities for the executive office. The primary focus of the brief consultation was arranging upcoming meetings, specifically regarding Henry A. Kissinger’s travel itinerary. No major policy decisions were reached during this administrative briefing.

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On November 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Shelley A. (Scarney) Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:45 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 300-018 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 300-018

Date: November 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:45 am and 9:45 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Henry A. Kissinger
               -Trip

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:45 am.
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Conversation 300-018, November 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/300-018 (accessed September 30, 2026).