Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 500 › Conversation 500-033
Nixon & Bull on Sequoia and White House logistics
Tuesday, May 18, 1971 · 6:35 PM–6:38 PM ET · Oval Office · 41 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to finalize logistical arrangements for an upcoming dinner aboard the presidential yacht, the Sequoia. They discussed the guest list, which included John B. Connally, Henry Kissinger, H.R. Haldeman, Charles Colson, and John Ehrlichman, and coordinated the specific timing for the gathering. Additionally, the pair briefly touched upon administrative details, including the placement of office equipment and scheduling confirmations.
- Presidential schedule
- Sequoia
- White House logistics
- Administration staff
- Meeting planning
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NARA Description
On May 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:35 pm and 6:38 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 500-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 500-33
Date: May 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:35 pm and 6:38 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-Dinner on the Sequoia
-John B. Connally, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman, Charles W.
Colson, and John D. Ehrlichman
-Time
Moving of objects
Bull left at an unknown time before 6:38 pm.Also recorded on May 18, 1971
- 500-036 4:41 PM · 20 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:41 pm and 4:42 pm.
- 500-029 4:42 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John A. Scali, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, John D. Ehrlichman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:42 pm to 5:05 pm.
- 500-030 5:05 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Herbert G. Klein, Robert Lubar, James W. Michaels, Lewis H. Young, Robert M. Bleiberg, Joseph E. Evans, [Pawhatan] Jack Wooldridge, Jr., Raymond J. Brady, Thomas Mulloney, Howard W. Fleiger, Marshall Loeb, Lester Bernstein, Henry Gemmill, White House photographer, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:05 pm to 6:34 pm.
- 003-060 6:34 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Herbert G. Klein talked on the telephone at 6:34 pm.
- 003-061 6:34 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:34 pm to 6:35 pm.
- 500-032 6:34 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:34 pm to 6:35 pm.
- 500-034 6:38 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:38 pm to 6:49 pm.
- 500-035 6:49 PM · 33 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:49 pm and 10:43 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 500-033, May 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/500-033 (accessed September 28, 2026).