Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 499 › Conversation 499-005

Nixon & Bull on John McCowan and Alexander P. Butterfield

Friday, May 14, 1971 · 9:50 AM–9:55 AM ET · Oval Office · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation499-005 on Tape 499 (tape position 00:43:05–00:43:35)StartFriday, May 14, 1971 at 9:50 AMEndFriday, May 14, 1971 at 9:55 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 499-005 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417177085 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:55 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 499-005 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 499-5

Date: May 14, 1971
Time: 9:50 am - unknown before 9:55 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President's schedule
           -John McCowan
                 -Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon's meeting
                 -Alexander P. Butterfield
                 -Wife

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:55 am.

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Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Mrs. Mason will have a seat with you at 3 o'clock.
Okay.
Is he alone?
No.
Now, Alice.
Alice, where is he?
I mean, has he got a wife?
No, sir.
Just by himself.
That's very different.

Also recorded on May 14, 1971

  • 003-050 9:15 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 9:37 am.
  • 499-004 9:15 AM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:15 am to 9:50 am.
  • 003-051 9:37 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:37 am to 9:38 am.
  • 499-006 9:55 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, John McCowan, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:55 am to 9:58 am.
  • 499-007 9:58 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
  • 499-008 9:58 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
  • 499-009 9:58 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:00 am.
  • 499-010 10:00 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:00 am to 10:05 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 499-005, May 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177085). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/499-005 (accessed November 12, 2026).