Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 528 › Conversation 528-015

Nixon & Bull on White House administration and Oval Office operations

Thursday, June 24, 1971 · 11:23 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation528-015 on Tape 528 (tape position 03:33:21–03:34:12)StartThursday, June 24, 1971 at 11:23 AMEndThursday, June 24, 1971 at 11:23 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 528-015 ↗

President Richard M. Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, in the Oval Office to coordinate administrative matters and manage the President's daily schedule. The brief interaction served as a logistical check-in to facilitate the workflow of the executive office. No major policy decisions were recorded during this session, as the meeting concluded immediately.

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On June 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:23 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 528-015 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 528-15

Date: June 24, 1971
Time: 11:23 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Schedule

Bull left at 11:23 am.

                                                            Conversation No. 528-16/529-1

Date: June 24, 1971
Time: 11:23 am - 11:35 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John Mackey, Mrs. John Mackey, Ed Garvey, Bill Curry, Nick
Buoniconti, and Henry C. Cashen II.                         Conv. No. 528-16/529-1 (cont.)

     Greetings

     Introductions
           -Rochester trip

     Football
          -Seasons results
          -Personnel
          -Offensive and defensive lineman
               -Recognition
               -Value
          -Defensive backs
               -Recognition

     Presentation of gifts
          -Cuff link
          -Golf ball

     Sports
          -Unknown man
          -President's Chicago remarks
          -Football
                -Spectator sport
                -Role models
                      -Problems of youth
                -Competitive spirit
                      -Benefits
          -Vietnam
          -President as spectator
                -Miami
                      -Seating possibilities
                -Baltimore Colts

     Unknown football player
         -Vacation home in Key Biscayne

The recording was cut off at an unknown time before 11:35 am.

An unknown portion of this conversation was not recorded while the tape was changed.

                                                                Conv. No. 528-16/529-1 (cont.)
  • 005-158 10:58 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:58 am.
  • 528-017 11:01 AM · 38 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:01 am and 11:17 am.
  • 528-019 11:01 AM · 24 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:01 am and 11:17 am.
  • 528-014 11:17 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Anthony D. Marshall, and W. Marshall Wright met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:17 am to 11:22 am.
  • 528-016 11:23 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John Mackey, Mrs. John Mackey, Ed Garvey, Bill Curry, Nick Buonconti, and Henry C. Cashen, II met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:23 am to 11:35 am.
  • 529-002 11:35 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 11:36 am.
  • 529-003 11:36 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert Anastasia, Alison Franks, Vincent W. Furlong, Jeam Marie Gola, Steven Head, Wendy Johnson, Carik Klieman, Alfred Levy, Daniel F. Madonna, Frank Whitley, Robert Young, Paul Klieman, Harry G. Fox, Sgt. Vincent E. Furlong, Si Shaltz, Thomas Thomson, Philip Bruno, Geoffrey C. Shepard, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:36 am to 11:45 am.
  • 529-004 11:46 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:46 am to 11:58 am.

Conversation 528-015, June 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/528-015 (accessed October 10, 2026).