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Nixon & Bull

Thursday, May 27, 1971 · 8:25 AM–9:33 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation504-001 on Tape 504 (tape position 00:05:57–00:20:09)StartThursday, May 27, 1971 at 8:25 AMEndThursday, May 27, 1971 at 9:33 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 504-001 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417177523 ↗

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On May 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:25 am and 9:33 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 504-001 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 504-1

Date: May 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:25 am and 9:33 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President’s schedule
          -Meeting with unknown person

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:33 am.

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Oh, my God.

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  • 504-002 9:33 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:33 am to 10:01 am.
  • 504-003 10:01 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:01 am to 10:03 am.
  • 504-021 10:03 AM · 1 min — Alexander P. Butterfield, unknown person(s), and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 10:36 am.
  • 504-004 10:36 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, King Malik Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, Isa Sabbaugh, Camile Nowfels, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:36 am to 11:50 am.
  • 504-022 11:50 AM · 52 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 11:52 am.
  • 504-005 11:52 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 11:54 am.
  • 504-006 11:52 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, R. C. ("Hugh") Robinson, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Jack T. ("Tom") Cole, Frederic V. Malek, Robert Martin, Frank P. Rocco, Carson M. Howell, Mrs. Carson M. Howell, Alexander P. Butterfield, Peter G. Peterson, and Catherine May Bedell met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 504-007 12:05 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 504-001, May 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177523). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/504-001 (accessed November 2, 2026).