Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 487 › Conversation 487-006
Nixon & Bull on Henry A. Kissinger and White House administration
Friday, April 23, 1971 · 11:47 AM–11:56 AM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate the logistics and timing of his upcoming meeting with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. The discussion focused on managing the President's schedule and ensuring the efficient flow of high-level briefings. Bull concluded the session by departing the Oval Office to facilitate these administrative arrangements.
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NARA Description
On April 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 487-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 487-6
Date: April 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:47 am and 11:56 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:56 am.Also recorded on April 23, 1971
- 487-007 11:56 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:56 am to 12:19 pm.
- 487-008 12:19 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:19 pm.
- 487-009 12:20 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Michael Newton, Richard Newton, Mrs. Richard Newton, Mary Switzer, Edward C. Merrill, Jr., Edgar B. Porter, Bradley P. Dunn, Susan Segrest, Mary Haimbach, Karen Luzak, George T. Bell, Lee W. Huebner, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:28 pm.
- 487-010 12:28 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:28 pm.
- 487-011 12:29 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John H. Buchanan, Jr., James B. Allen, Norman Pless, Elton Stevens, George Siebels, John E. Nidecker, Lee W. Huebner, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:29 pm to 12:40 pm.
- 487-012 12:40 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:40 pm.
- 487-013 12:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry C. Cashen, II, Raymond Cashen, Mrs. Raymond Cashen, Arnold Sax, and Mrs. Arnold Sax met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:41 pm to 12:42 pm.
- 487-014 12:42 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 12:52 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 487-006, April 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/487-006 (accessed October 11, 2026).