Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 502 › Conversation 502-015
Nixon & Bull on George P. Shultz and John D. Ehrlichman
Thursday, May 20, 1971 · 2:05 PM–2:08 PM ET · Oval Office · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review the administrative schedule for an upcoming afternoon meeting. The discussion focused on confirming a 3:00 p.m. appointment with George P. Shultz and John D. Ehrlichman. The brief exchange served to finalize the President's immediate calendar logistics.
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NARA Description
On May 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 502-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 502-15
Date: May 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:05 pm and 2:08 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-3 o'clock meeting
-George P. Shultz
-John D. Ehrlichman
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:08 pm.Also recorded on May 20, 1971
- 502-014 1:45 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Justin W. Dart, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John A. Scali, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:45 pm to 2:05 pm.
- 003-086 1:47 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 2:08 pm.
- 502-016 2:05 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:08 pm.
- 003-087 2:08 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leslie C. Arends talked on the telephone from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm.
- 502-017 2:08 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Leslie C. Arends met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm.
- 003-088 2:09 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 3:43 pm.
- 502-018 2:09 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:16 pm.
- 502-019 2:09 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 502-015, May 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/502-015 (accessed October 10, 2026).