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Nixon & Bull on John Sherman Cooper

Wednesday, March 24, 1971 · 11:16 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation471-011 on Tape 471 (tape position 02:03:53–02:04:16)StartWednesday, March 24, 1971 at 11:16 AMEndWednesday, March 24, 1971 at 11:16 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 471-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly conferred regarding the logistics of Senator John Sherman Cooper’s upcoming itinerary. The discussion focused specifically on determining the Senator's current location and confirming that he would be visiting an island without the presence of a witness. No major policy developments occurred during this brief administrative exchange.

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Mr. President, Senator Cooper is to lay on the island without a witness.

NARA Description

On March 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:16 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 471-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 471-11

Date: March 24, 1971
Time: 11:16 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule
          -John Sherman Cooper
                -Location

Bull left at 11:16 am

Also recorded on March 24, 1971

  • 471-008 10:43 AM · 20 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 471-012 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.
  • 471-015 11:38 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Aldo Massarini, Paul Moniez, Jacques Bullet, Kenneth G. Wickham, Earl E. Anderson, Maocyr Paiva, Willi Rieke, Jae Chul Lee, William G. McNamara, Raoul Mollet, James D. ("Don") Hughes, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:38 am to 11:43 am.
  • 471-016 11:44 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Harvey Firestone, Emmett O'Donnell, George T. Bell, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:44 am to 11:50 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 471-011, 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/471-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).