Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 499 › Conversation 499-007
Nixon & Bull on Leonard Garment and Senior citizens organizations
Friday, May 14, 1971 · 9:58 AM–10:00 AM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the President’s upcoming schedule to manage his time effectively. The discussion focused on coordinating a meeting with senior citizens organizations and adjusting the timing for an appointment involving Leonard Garment. They also briefly touched upon the President's engagement with the National Advisory Committee on Foreign Aid, resulting in instructions to shorten the duration of scheduled meetings.
- Presidential scheduling
- Leonard Garment
- Senior citizens organizations
- National Advisory Committee on Foreign Aid
- Time management
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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 9:58 am and 10:00 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 499-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 499-7
Date: May 14, 1971
Time: 9:58 am - unknown before 10:00 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-Senior citizens organizations
-Time
-Leonard Garment
-Time
-National Advisory Committee on Foreign Aid
Bull left at an unknown time before 10:00 am.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.
- 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.
- 499-005 9:50 AM · 14 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 499-008 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.
- 057-004 10:37 AM · 1 hr — President Richard M. Nixon and representatives of five major senior citizens' organizations, including Fred Fassen, William L. Mitchell, Thomas G. Walters, Ashby Smith, Garson Meyer, Marcelle G. Levy, Geneva Mathiasen, Nelson H. Cruikshank, Rose A. Nathenson, Matthew DeMore, James Carbray, Katherine Pearce, Elsie E. Green, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, John A. Volpe, George P. Shultz, Richard C. Van Dusen, Dr. Arthur S. Flemming, John B. Martin, and Leonard Garment, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:37 am to 11:04 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 499-007, May 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/499-007 (accessed September 28, 2026).