Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 496 › Conversation 496-015
Nixon & Bull on John D. Ehrlichman and White House administration
Monday, May 10, 1971 · 5:25 PM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative logistics regarding the President's upcoming schedule. The discussion centered on arrangements for a meeting with John D. Ehrlichman, specifically concerning the delivery of a pending report. The brief exchange concluded with Bull departing to carry out these scheduling instructions.
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NARA Description
On May 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 496-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 496-015
Date: May 10, 1971
Time: 5:25 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Delivery of a report
Bull left at 5:25 pmAlso recorded on May 10, 1971
- 496-014 4:54 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, M. M. Ahmed, Harold H. Saunders, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:54 pm to 5:25 pm.
- 496-016 5:25 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 6:15 pm.
- 002-137 6:14 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 6:14 pm to 6:15 pm.
- 002-138 6:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 7:04 pm.
- 496-017 6:15 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 7:47 pm.
- 496-019 6:15 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:15 pm.
- 002-139 7:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 7:04 pm to 7:08 pm.
- 002-140 7:08 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:08 pm and 7:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 496-015, 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/496-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).