Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 517 › Conversation 517-007

Nixon, Bull & Butterfield on Television coverage

Friday, June 11, 1971 · 11:56 AM–11:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Butterfield, Alexander P.Conversation517-007 on Tape 517 (tape position 02:11:43–02:13:54)StartFriday, June 11, 1971 at 11:56 AMEndFriday, June 11, 1971 at 11:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 517-007 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417177853 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to finalize logistical details regarding Tricia Nixon’s upcoming wedding rehearsal and associated television coverage. They coordinated the timing of briefings with staff members Ronald L. Ziegler, William H. Carruthers, and Mark I. Goode to ensure the event schedule remained manageable. Alexander P. Butterfield briefly joined the President toward the end of the session to discuss preparations for a forthcoming meeting.

Tricia Nixon wedding
Presidential scheduling
Television coverage
White House logistics
Staff coordination

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NARA Description

On June 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 11:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 517-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 517-007

Date: June 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:56 am and 11:58 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule
           -Rehearsal of wedding
                -Briefing of Ronald L. Ziegler, William H. Carruthers, and Mark I. Goode
                -Television coverage
                -Timing

Bull left at unknown time before 11:58 am

Alexander P. Butterfield entered at an unknown time after 11:56 am

            -Forthcoming meeting

Butterfield left at an unknown time before 11:58 am

Transcript (AI-generated)

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It's good to give you a briefing.

Wait, sir.

Before the final rehearsal?

Yes, sir.

We'll get the barber up at 12.38.

We'll get the barber up.

I'll take very much of your time.

I don't have time for you.

We'll be taking place.

I'll tell you, I'll see to this before...

they may be oh they have to get out of there

I don't think it's all.

There is quite a lot of television.

I know there's a lot of television, but it's, it's convenient, it's the most convenient way to do a break before the rehearsal, perhaps a quarter to an hour, but we'll see then.

We can see maybe,

You might be able to do it.

One o'clock.

Oh, one o'clock.

I'll take five minutes.

I don't want any.

But I don't want to bother you for all this time.

I understand.

Just say it's a one to five minute.

It's all good.

Okay.

Geraldine Marie.

Also recorded on June 11, 1971

517-006 11:08 AM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John Sherman Cooper, Clark MacGregor, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:08 am to 11:56 am.
517-008 11:58 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Samuel L. Devine, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:58 am to 12:20 pm.
517-009 12:20 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:23 pm.
517-010 12:23 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Guido Zerilli-Marimo, Alexander P. Butterfield, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:23 pm to 12:39 pm.
517-011 12:39 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:39 pm to 12:40 pm.
517-012 12:40 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert C. Hill, Harry S. Dent, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:40 pm to 12:59 pm.
517-013 12:59 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:02 pm.
517-014 12:59 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 517-007, June 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417177853). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/517-007 (accessed November 2, 2026).