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Nixon & Bull on Leonard Garment and Senior citizens organizations

Friday, May 14, 1971 · 9:58 AM–10:00 AM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation499-007 on Tape 499 (tape position 00:46:18–00:47:03)StartFriday, May 14, 1971 at 9:58 AMEndFriday, May 14, 1971 at 10:00 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 499-007 ↗

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.

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Mr. President, Leonard Garment has been asked to terminate that meeting in 10 minutes at 11, so that you'll have half the time you have, so you won't be depressed.
Yes, sir.
That group of the National Advisory Committee on...

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.

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.
  • 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.

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).