Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 524 › Conversation 524-018

Nixon & Bull on John L. McClellan and White House administration

Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 12:12 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation524-018 on Tape 524 (tape position 02:29:40–02:30:11)StartThursday, June 17, 1971 at 12:12 PMEndThursday, June 17, 1971 at 12:12 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 524-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate administrative arrangements. The brief interaction focused on scheduling details regarding Senator John L. McClellan. No significant policy decisions were reached, as the meeting served primarily as a logistics check for the President’s calendar.

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NARA Description

On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:12 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 524-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 524-18

Date: June 17, 1971
Time: 12:12 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

      Schedule
           -John L. McClellan

Bull left at 12:12 pm

Also recorded on June 17, 1971

  • 524-016 12:03 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:06 pm.
  • 524-017 12:06 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Christian deGuigne, III, Christian deGuigne, IV, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:06 pm to 12:11 pm.
  • 524-019 12:12 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John L. McClellan, Clark MacGregor, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:12 pm to 12:17 pm.
  • 524-020 12:18 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:18 pm.
  • 524-021 12:18 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Wendell Wyatt, Clark MacGregor, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:22 pm.
  • 524-022 12:22 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:46 pm.
  • 524-023 12:46 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 2:41 pm.
  • 524-030 12:46 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 2:41 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 524-018, June 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/524-018 (accessed October 23, 2026).