Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 502 › Conversation 502-017
Nixon, Arends & Bull on French Embassy and White House logistics
Thursday, May 20, 1971 · 2:08 PM–2:09 PM ET · Oval Office · 28 sec
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President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical details regarding his upcoming attendance at an event at the French embassy. Following this brief administrative check, the President held a short interaction with Leslie C. Arends. The primary focus of the brief session was the management of the President's daily schedule.
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NARA Description
On May 20, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 502-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 502-17
Date: May 20, 1971
Time: 2:08 pm - 2:09 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-French embassy
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:09 pm.
[The President talked with Leslie C. Arends between 2:08 pm and 2:09 pm]
[See Conversation No. 3-87]
[Conversation No. 502-17A]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.
- 502-015 2:05 PM · 10 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 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 502-017, 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/502-017 (accessed October 10, 2026).