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Nixon & Bull on administrative logistics

Tuesday, June 8, 1971 · 12:18 PM–12:21 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation514-012 on Tape 514 (tape position 01:55:34–01:56:18)StartTuesday, June 8, 1971 at 12:18 PMEndTuesday, June 8, 1971 at 12:21 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 514-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to briefly review and coordinate the President's upcoming daily schedule. The participants engaged in a short, procedural exchange regarding administrative logistics. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On June 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 514-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 514-12

Date: June 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:18 pm and 12:21 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule

Bull left at unknown time before 12:21 pm

Also recorded on June 8, 1971

  • 514-008 11:06 AM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, George P. Shultz, Milton Friedman, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:06 am to 12:00 pm.
  • 514-009 12:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and John A. Volpe met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:00 pm to 12:01 pm.
  • 514-010 12:12 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. Volpe met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:12 pm.
  • 514-011 12:15 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Driggs, Mrs. John W. Driggs, Andrew Driggs, Douglas Driggs, Thomas Driggs, and Jon M. Huntsman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:18 pm.
  • 514-013 12:21 PM · 1 hr 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:21 pm to 1:38 pm.
  • 514-022 1:38 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:57 pm.
  • 004-072 1:45 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:45 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 004-073 1:46 PM · 19 min — Tricia Nixon Cox, White House operator, unknown person(s), and Jeffrey Donfeld talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 6:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 514-012, June 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/514-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).