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Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and White House photography

Tuesday, March 9, 1971 · 12:23 PM–12:26 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation464-011 onTape 464 (tape position 02:38:17–02:39:33)StartTuesday, March 9, 1971 at 12:23 PMEndTuesday, March 9, 1971 at 12:26 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 464-011 ↗

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President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review and refine his daily schedule, specifically coordinating meetings with key advisors Henry Kissinger, John Ehrlichman, and George Shultz. They also discussed logistical arrangements for professional photography during these sessions, specifically mentioning White House photographer Ollie Atkins. This brief coordination served to organize the President's upcoming appointments and manage the visual documentation of high-level meetings.

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NARA Description

On March 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:23 pm and 12:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 464-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 464-11

Date: March 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:23 pm and 12:26 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule
          -Henry A. Kissinger
          -John D. Ehrlichman and George P. Shultz
          -Kissinger
                -Time
          -Dr. W. Kenneth Riland
          -Photographs at meetings
                -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
                -An unknown photographer

Bull left at 12:26 pm

Also recorded on March 9, 1971

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  • 464-007 10:40 AM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John L. ("Jack") Swigert, Jr., William R. Pogue, Jack R. Lousma, William A. Anders, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Jeb Stuart Magruder, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:40 am to 11:28 am.
  • 464-008 11:30 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 11:39 am.
  • 464-009 11:39 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, Peter G. Peterson, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:39 am to 12:03 pm.
  • 464-010 12:03 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Fred Fassen, Foster J. Pratt, Arthur Schuettner, Raymond Ast, Emily T. Barhydt, Louis Blueth, Charles C. Fichtner, George E. Gilbert, Robert C. Gillingham, H. Benjamin Hendler, Florence Krieger, Leslie O. Long, A. O. Mathias, William J. Powell, Willie C. Ray, Jayne B. Spain, J. Cecil Sandberg, H. A. Tiller, Lola Tilly, Jennie S. Wilmot, Emma Woodward, Bernard E. Nash, Dorothy Crippen, Cyril Brickfield, Lloyd Wright, Charles Thomas, Bernard S. Van Rensselaer, John B. Martin, George T. Bell, Robert H. Finch, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:03 pm to 12:23 pm.
  • 464-012 12:26 PM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Rose Mary Woods, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), White House operator, and William T. Kendall met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 1:30 pm.
  • 464-013 1:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 2:34 pm.
  • 464-014 1:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 2:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 464-011, March 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/464-011 (accessed September 18, 2026).