Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 512 › Conversation 512-014

Nixon & Bull on John N. Mitchell and Arlen Specter

Friday, June 4, 1971 · 12:14 PM ET · Oval Office · 28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation512-014 on Tape 512 (tape position 02:26:23–02:28:09)StartFriday, June 4, 1971 at 12:14 PMEndFriday, June 4, 1971 at 12:14 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 512-014 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417177693 ↗

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On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 512-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 512-14

Date: June 4, 1971
Time: 12:14 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule
          -Attorney General John N. Mitchell’s location
          -Arlen Specter
          -Forthcoming meeting

Bull left at 12:14 pm

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Oh, I see.

Just as soon as they come.

Oh, I see.

Also recorded on June 4, 1971

004-027 11:18 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig Homer talked on the telephone from 11:18 am to 11:20 am.
512-011 11:18 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig Hosmer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:18 am to 11:20 am.
512-012 11:20 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, and John O. Pastore met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:20 am to 12:09 pm.
004-028 11:42 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John O. Pastore talked on the telephone from 11:42 am to 11:43 am.
004-029 11:43 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:43 am and 2:24 pm.
512-013 12:09 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Herbert G. Klein, Stephen B. Bull, Henry Kearns, Rosemary Mazon, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 12:13 pm.
512-015 12:15 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:22 pm.
512-016 12:22 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arlen Specter, John N. Mitchell, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 1:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 512-014, June 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177693). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/512-014 (accessed November 11, 2026).