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Nixon & Bull on Charles R. Larson and Oval Office

Wednesday, March 24, 1971 · 11:50 AM–11:51 AM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation471-017 on Tape 471 (tape position 02:38:11–02:38:47)StartWednesday, March 24, 1971 at 11:50 AMEndWednesday, March 24, 1971 at 11:51 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 471-017 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule, specifically regarding a meeting with Charles R. Larson. During the interaction, Bull presented the President with gold cufflinks. The exchange served as a short administrative check-in to manage official appointments and personal items.

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This is the last event.
These are the gold couplings.
Special, special relationships.

On March 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:50 am to 11:51 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 471-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 471-17

Date: March 24, 1971
Time: 11:50 am - 11:51 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule
          -Forthcoming meeting
                -Charles R. Larson

     Gold cufflinks

Bull left at 11:51 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.
  • 471-018 11:51 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Craig S. Campbell, Charles R. Larson, James D. ("Don") Hughes, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 11:54 am.
  • 471-019 11:54 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:58 am.
  • 471-020 11:54 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:58 am.
  • 471-021 11:54 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Gerald R. Ford met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:58 am.
  • 471-022 11:58 AM · 8 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:58 am and 12:10 pm.

Conversation 471-017, 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/471-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).