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Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and White House administration

Tuesday, June 8, 1971 · 4:34 PM–4:35 PM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation514-016 on Tape 514 (tape position 04:37:09–04:37:54)StartTuesday, June 8, 1971 at 4:34 PMEndTuesday, June 8, 1971 at 4:35 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 514-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon summoned Stephen B. Bull to the Oval Office to request the immediate presence of special counsel Charles W. Colson. The brief exchange served as an administrative directive to facilitate a high-level meeting between the President and Colson. Bull departed shortly thereafter to execute the President's instructions.

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What happened, Colton?

NARA Description

On June 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:34 pm to 4:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 514-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 514-16

Date: June 8, 1971
Time: 4:34 pm - 4:35 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull

     Request for Charles W. Colson

Bull left at unknown time before 4:35 pm

Also recorded on June 8, 1971

  • 514-014 2:57 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:57 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 514-015 3:03 PM · 1 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julian Goodman, Walter D. Scott, David Adams, Thomas E. Ervin, Reuven Frank, Donald Durgin, Herbert G. Klein, Charles W. Colson, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:03 pm to 4:34 pm.
  • 514-017 4:34 PM · 1 min — Charles W. Colson and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:34 pm to 4:35 pm.
  • 514-018 4:35 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:35 pm to 5:12 pm.
  • 514-023 5:12 PM · 30 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:12 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 514-019 5:22 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:22 pm to 5:31 pm.
  • 514-024 5:31 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 8:10 pm.
  • 004-075 6:50 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 6:50 pm to 6:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 514-016, 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/514-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).