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Nixon & Bull on Bebe Rebozo and White House logistics

Friday, May 21, 1971 · 6:07 PM–6:26 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation503-023 on Tape 503 (tape position 04:52:36–04:52:45)StartFriday, May 21, 1971 at 6:07 PMEndFriday, May 21, 1971 at 6:26 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 503-023 ↗

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate his personal and professional schedule. The discussion focused primarily on arranging a meeting with Charles G. "Bebe" Rebozo. The interaction served as a brief logistical briefing to manage the President's evening appointments.

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On May 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 503-023 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 503-23

Date: May 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:07 pm and 6:26 pm

Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President's schedule
           -Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo meeting

Bull left at an unknown time before 6:26 pm.
  • 503-018 5:58 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:58 pm to 6:00 pm.
  • 503-019 6:00 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 6:04 pm.
  • 503-020 6:04 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:04 pm and 6:26 pm.
  • 503-021 6:07 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:26 pm.
  • 503-022 6:07 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:26 pm.
  • 503-024 6:07 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:34 pm.
  • 003-112 6:26 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 6:26 pm to 6:28 pm.
  • 253-006 6:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:34 pm and 7:05 pm.

Conversation 503-023, 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/503-023 (accessed October 12, 2026).