Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 504 › Conversation 504-014
Nixon & Bull on White House administration and Staff coordination
Thursday, May 27, 1971 · 4:26 PM–4:28 PM ET · Oval Office ·21 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate the President's upcoming schedule. The discussion focused on finalizing arrangements for a subsequent meeting involving Ronald Ziegler, Egil Krogh, and John Ehrlichman. This short exchange served primarily as a logistical check-in to ensure the administration's staff were prepared for their scheduled appointments.
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NARA Description
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 4:26 pm and 4:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 504-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 504-14
Date: May 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:26 pm and 4:28 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-Meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler, Egil G. (“Bud”) Krogh, Jr., and John D. Ehrlichman
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:28 pm.Also recorded on May 27, 1971
- 504-009 2:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:32 pm to 2:35 pm.
- 504-010 2:39 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:39 pm to 2:42 pm.
- 504-011 2:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:42 pm.
- 504-012 2:42 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:42 pm.
- 504-013 2:42 PM · 1 hr 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, William P. Rogers, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:42 pm to 4:26 pm.
- 504-015 4:28 PM · 2 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., John D. Ehrlichman, Frederic V. Malek, Elliot L. Richardson, unknown person(s), H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:28 pm to 6:38 pm.
- 003-150 6:38 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:38 pm and 7:53 pm.
- 003-151 7:53 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:53 pm to 7:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 504-014, May 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/504-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).