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Nixon & Bull on Administrative logistics and Office management

Tuesday, November 9, 1971 · 11:57 AM–11:58 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation300-026 on Tape 300 (tape position 01:54:15–01:55:23)StartTuesday, November 9, 1971 at 11:57 AMEndTuesday, November 9, 1971 at 11:58 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 300-026 ↗

President Nixon instructed his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to arrange for a portable bar to be brought to his office by 4:30 PM. This brief administrative request suggests preparations for an afternoon meeting or social gathering. No other policy matters were discussed during this interaction.

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Yeah.
Steve, would you get a bar at 430, please?

On November 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:57 am to 11:58 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 300-026 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 300-026

Date: November 9, 1971
Time: 11:57 am - 11:58 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 14-3]
  • 300-024 11:05 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:05 am to 11:07 am.
  • 014-002 11:07 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:57 am.
  • 300-025 11:07 AM · 7 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 11:07 am and 11:57 am.
  • 014-003 11:57 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 11:57 am to 11:58 am.
  • 014-004 11:58 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 1:49 pm.
  • 300-027 11:58 AM · 43 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 11:58 am and 1:15 pm.
  • 300-028 11:58 AM · 36 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 11:58 am and 1:15 pm.
  • 300-029 11:58 AM · 3 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 11:58 am and 1:49 pm.

Conversation 300-026, 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/300-026 (accessed September 30, 2026).