Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 310 › Conversation 310-018

Nixon & Bull on John N. Mitchell and H.R. Haldeman

Thursday, December 23, 1971 · 2:40 PM–3:00 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation310-018 on Tape 310 (tape position 01:27:25–01:27:55)StartThursday, December 23, 1971 at 2:40 PMEndThursday, December 23, 1971 at 3:00 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 310-018 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Old Executive Office Building to coordinate his professional schedule. The discussion focused on organizing upcoming meetings with John N. Mitchell and H.R. Haldeman. Bull was tasked with finalizing these arrangements to ensure the President's calendar remained aligned with his priorities.

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1:27:46Yeah, we'll see you, man.
1:27:49I'll get a call when I hear a couple more.
1:27:52Bye, thanks.

On December 23, 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 2:40 pm and 3:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-018 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 310-18

Date: December 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:40 pm and 3:00 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -John N. Mitchell meeting
               -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:00 pm.
  • 310-013 1:20 PM · 20 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 1:20 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 310-014 1:20 PM · 35 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 1:20 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 310-015 1:20 PM · 40 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 1:20 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 017-002 1:25 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:25 pm to 1:26 pm.
  • 310-016 1:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:25 pm to 1:26 pm.
  • 017-003 1:26 PM · 37 sec — Charles W. Colson and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:26 pm and 2:40 pm.
  • 310-017 1:40 PM · 1 hr 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Joan Hall, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:40 pm to 2:40 pm.
  • 310-019 3:00 PM · 1 hr 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert H. Finch, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 4:40 pm.

Conversation 310-018, December 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/310-018 (accessed October 11, 2026).