Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 530 › Conversation 530-014

Nixon, Bull & Mason on Oval Office and Presidential Gifts

Tuesday, June 29, 1971 · 12:44 PM–12:46 PM ET · Oval Office ·2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.;  Mason, Frank (Mrs.);  Bull, Pam;  White House photographerConversation530-014 onTape 530 (tape position 03:17:32–03:20:19)StartTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 12:44 PMEndTuesday, June 29, 1971 at 12:46 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 530-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen Bull, Mrs. Frank Mason, and Pam Bull in the Oval Office for a brief social visit. The encounter focused on facilitating a photo session with a White House photographer and the presentation of presidential gifts. The brief meeting concluded after the photographic arrangements were successfully coordinated.

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How are you?
Very happy to see you.
And yes, how are you?
You're taking her around the tour, aren't you?
Oh, you did?
Well, that's great.
Why don't you stand on the right?
Here.
Oh, he sets these up usually.
Come on, let's climb in.
He never misses.
He never misses.
He always takes great pictures.
Well, we're delighted to see you.
It's a great job.
He has to bring these people in and get them out.
He has people saying, don't ask us to harvest them for him.
He must have got their church.
We tried.
He did a great job.
He never gets old, does he?
Well, I don't know where he is.
I don't know where he is.
Well, you take another one for one of your friends.
Well, thank you so much.
Thank you.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Mrs. Frank Mason, Pam Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 12:46 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 530-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 530-14

Date: June 29, 1971
Time: 12:44 pm - 12:46 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull, Mrs. Frank Mason and Pam Bull; the White House
photographer was present at the beginning of this conversation.

      Arrangements for photograph

      Bull's work

      Presentation of gifts by President

Bull, et al. left at 12:46 pm.
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                                       (rev. 10/08)

Also recorded on June 29, 1971

  • 006-022 11:27 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:27 am and 2:28 pm.
  • 530-010 11:30 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 12:01 pm.
  • 530-011 12:03 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Fred Gualtier, Frank DeLuca, Carnen Williams, George T. Bell, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:03 pm to 12:11 pm.
  • 530-012 12:11 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Peter G. Peterson, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:11 pm to 12:42 pm.
  • 530-013 12:42 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:42 pm to 12:44 pm.
  • 530-015 12:46 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:46 pm to 1:11 pm.
  • 531-025 12:46 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:46 pm to 1:11 pm.
  • 531-032 1:11 PM · 11 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 4:18 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 530-014, June 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/530-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).