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Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and staff assignments

Wednesday, May 26, 1971 · 9:08 AM–10:03 AM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation505-001 on Tape 505 (tape position 00:01:49–00:07:54)StartWednesday, May 26, 1971 at 9:08 AMEndWednesday, May 26, 1971 at 10:03 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 505-001 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417177453 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 10:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 505-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 505-001

Date: May 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:08 am and 10:03 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Charles W. Colson
          -Assignment
               -Unknown activity of May 25, 1971
               -Letters

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:03 am.

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After a very close match, the issue ensued yesterday.
The alliance proceeded in the mission.
The other centers of resistance saw it coming.

Also recorded on May 26, 1971

  • 003-126 8:24 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:24 am and 11:07 am.
  • 505-002 9:08 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 10:03 am.
  • 505-003 9:08 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 10:03 am.
  • 505-004 10:03 AM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, William P. Rogers, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:03 am to 11:35 am.
  • 003-127 11:07 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 11:07 am to 11:11 am.
  • 003-128 11:11 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 1:30 pm.
  • 505-005 12:13 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:13 pm to 12:20 pm.
  • 505-006 12:20 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:43 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 505-001, May 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177453). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/505-001 (accessed November 2, 2026).