Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 503 › Conversation 503-012

Nixon & Bull on White House administration and Family Theatre

Friday, May 21, 1971 · 12:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation503-012 on Tape 503 (tape position 02:09:19–02:09:51)StartFriday, May 21, 1971 at 12:20 PMEndFriday, May 21, 1971 at 12:20 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 503-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics for a film screening in the White House Family Theatre. The brief discussion focused on the physical setup and preparation of the theater space for the upcoming showing. No major policy decisions were made during this administrative interaction.

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NARA Description

On May 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 503-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 503-12

Date: May 21, 1971
Time: 12:20 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

      Film to be shown in the Family Theatre

Bull left at 12:20 pm.

Also recorded on May 21, 1971

  • 503-009 11:29 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 11:41 am.
  • 503-010 12:09 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:10 pm.
  • 503-011 12:11 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Donald Schollander, Jonathan C. Rose, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:11 pm to 12:20 pm.
  • 503-013 12:20 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Susan Segrest, Alex D. Steinkamp, Mrs. Alex D. Steinkamp, Robert H. Finch, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:31 pm.
  • 503-014 12:31 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 2:59 pm.
  • 003-109 12:42 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:42 pm and 12:45 pm.
  • 003-110 12:45 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:45 pm to 12:50 pm.
  • 003-111 12:50 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 6:26 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 503-012, May 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/503-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).