Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 524 › Conversation 524-026
Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler and White House Staff
Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 2:41 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to provide instructions regarding Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The President directed Bull to ensure Ziegler was not interrupted or called away while at lunch. This brief exchange served to manage the President's immediate scheduling priorities regarding his communications staff.
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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 2:41 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 524-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 524-26
Date: June 17, 1971
Time: 2:41 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Schedule
-Ronald L. Ziegler meeting with President
-Ziegler's schedule
Bull left at 2:41 pm.Also recorded on June 17, 1971
- 005-108 1:16 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 2:22 pm.
- 261-013 1:16 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 2:22 pm.
- 005-109 2:22 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 2:22 pm to 2:37 pm.
- 261-014 2:22 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:22 pm to 2:37 pm.
- 005-110 2:41 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:41 pm.
- 524-027 2:42 PM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Charles W. Colson, Clark MacGregor, Barry M. Goldwater, White House photographer, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:42 pm to 3:33 pm.
- 524-028 3:33 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:33 pm and 3:37 pm.
- 524-010 3:37 PM · 47 sec — Stephen B. Bull and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:37 pm and 5:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 524-026, 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/524-026 (accessed October 23, 2026).