Nixon White House TapesTape 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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation504-014 onTape 504 (tape position 04:31:22–04:31:41)StartThursday, May 27, 1971 at 4:26 PMEndThursday, May 27, 1971 at 4:28 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 504-014 ↗

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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Yeah, well, there's a sword.
We have the sword.
That's how we use that knife.

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.

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.
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  • 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.

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).