Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 517 › Conversation 517-017

Nixon & Bull on White House administration and Oval Office operations

Friday, June 11, 1971 · 1:36 PM–1:43 PM ET · Oval Office ·5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation517-017 onTape 517 (tape position 03:16:50–03:16:55)StartFriday, June 11, 1971 at 1:36 PMEndFriday, June 11, 1971 at 1:43 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 517-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to conduct a brief review of the President’s upcoming schedule. The conversation focused on managing the logistics and priorities of the presidential calendar. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this routine administrative coordination.

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NARA Description

On June 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 1:43 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 517-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 517-017

Date: June 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:36 pm and 1:43 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule

Bull left at unknown time before 1:43 pm

Also recorded on June 11, 1971

  • 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.
  • 517-015 12:59 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:02 pm.
  • 517-016 1:02 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:36 pm.
  • 517-018 1:36 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 1:43 pm.
  • 517-019 1:43 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William H. Carruthers, Mark I. Goode, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:43 pm to 2:02 pm.
  • 517-020 2:05 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:05 pm to 2:38 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 517-017, June 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/517-017 (accessed September 18, 2026).