Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 307 › Conversation 307-003

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and White House logistics

Wednesday, December 8, 1971 · 12:34 PM–2:15 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation307-003 onTape 307 (tape position 00:03:04–00:04:20)StartWednesday, December 8, 1971 at 12:34 PMEndWednesday, December 8, 1971 at 2:15 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 307-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical arrangements for an upcoming meeting with Henry Kissinger. The discussion focused on selecting an appropriate venue, with the President expressing a specific preference to avoid meeting around a table. Bull confirmed that the necessary preparations were underway to facilitate the meeting based on the President's instructions.

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No.
Why don't we have it out there?
Again, we're going to do the first ten minutes for less, depending on the sensitivity.
Well, we'll see.
They'd rather do it here.
Let's get the rest of you moving out there, Mr. President.
Right.
I don't want to be around the table.
Yeah, he doesn't know anything about it, so...

NARA Description

On December 8, 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 307-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 307-3

Date: December 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Meeting
               -Location
                      -Table
               -Henry A. Kissinger

Bull left at an unknown time before 2:15 pm.

Also recorded on December 8, 1971

  • 307-001 12:34 PM · 13 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 307-002 12:34 PM · 53 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 307-004 12:34 PM · 1 min — 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 307-005 12:34 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 307-006 12:34 PM · 22 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 307-007 12:34 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 307-008 12:34 PM · 37 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.
  • 307-009 12:34 PM · 11 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 12:34 pm and 2:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 307-003, December 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/307-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).