Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 471 › Conversation 471-008

Nixon & Bull on Harry F. Byrd, Jr. and Louie B. Nunn

Wednesday, March 24, 1971 · 10:43 AM–10:45 AM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation471-008 on Tape 471 (tape position 01:33:37–01:34:16)StartWednesday, March 24, 1971 at 10:43 AMEndWednesday, March 24, 1971 at 10:45 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 471-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and aide Stephen B. Bull reviewed the President’s upcoming schedule, specifically focusing on meetings with Louie B. Nunn and Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. The discussion centered on preparations for Senator Byrd’s visit and established the protocol for interrupting the President when the Senator arrived. No further substantive policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative check-in.

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Are you ready for Senator Byrd's listening?
I think he's ready for this.
Yes.
Well, do you want to just keep that?
There's whatever he knows is supposed to just break right in.
All right.

NARA Description

On March 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 471-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 471-8

Date: March 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:43 am and 10:45 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule
          -Louie B. Nunn
          -Harry F. Byrd, Jr.

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:45 am

Also recorded on March 24, 1971

  • 471-006 10:02 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:05 am.
  • 471-007 10:05 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter H. Dominick, Clark MacGregor, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:05 am to 10:43 am.
  • 471-009 10:45 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Harry F. Byrd, Jr., and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:45 am to 10:55 am.
  • 471-010 10:56 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jack Miller, Clark MacGregor, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:56 am to 11:15 am.
  • 471-011 11:16 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:16 am.
  • 471-012 11:16 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Louie B. Nunn, Whitney M. Young, Sr., James D. Hodgson, Arthur A. Fletcher, and Robert J. Brown met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 11:25 am.
  • 471-013 11:26 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph H. Blatchford, Carol M. Khosrovi, George P. Shultz, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:26 am to 11:37 am.
  • 471-014 11:37 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:37 am.

All 22 conversations from March 24, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 471-008, March 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/471-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).