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Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and White House Logistics

Monday, May 10, 1971 · 12:48 PM–12:57 PM ET · Oval Office · 32 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation496-006 on Tape 496 (tape position 00:25:20–00:26:07)StartMonday, May 10, 1971 at 12:48 PMEndMonday, May 10, 1971 at 12:57 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 496-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate administrative logistics regarding the President's daily schedule. The discussion focused on finalizing the timing of an upcoming meeting with Henry Kissinger and managing potential scheduling alternatives. No major policy decisions were made, as the exchange remained limited to clarifying logistical arrangements for the afternoon.

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If not, we can arrange it later.

I don't worry about this.

I don't really care.

230 is an alternate number.

Why?

You said 230 has an alternate number.

Well, let's wait and see.

Let's just see what the situation is.

NARA Description

On May 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 12:57 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 496-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 496-006

Date: May 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:48 pm and 12:57 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President's schedule
           -Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
                 -Time

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:57 pm

Also recorded on May 10, 1971

496-005 12:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:46 pm to 12:48 pm.
496-007 12:48 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 12:57 pm.
496-008 12:48 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 12:57 pm.
496-009 12:57 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:57 pm to 1:30 pm.
496-010 1:30 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 2:35 pm.
496-011 2:35 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:35 pm to 2:39 pm.
496-012 2:40 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:40 pm to 3:08 pm.
496-013 3:08 PM · 1 hr 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Kathleen O'Melia, Ann Broomell, Tara O'Donahue, White House photographer, George P. Shultz, unknown person(s), Clark MacGregor, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, William P. Rogers, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:08 pm to 4:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 496-006, May 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/496-006 (accessed October 3, 2026).