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Nixon & Bull on Terry McGinnity and H.R. Haldeman

Monday, June 28, 1971 · 4:56 PM–5:07 PM ET · Oval Office · 27 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation531-012 on Tape 531 (tape position 00:26:33–00:29:02)StartMonday, June 28, 1971 at 4:56 PMEndMonday, June 28, 1971 at 5:07 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 531-012 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling of an upcoming meeting with Terry McGinnity. The two confirmed that McGinnity was currently in the White House and prepared to meet with the President and H.R. Haldeman. Bull facilitated the logistics for this immediate appointment, ensuring the President's schedule was adjusted to accommodate the guest.

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Mr. President, you mentioned, kind of previously, that there was a Mr. Terry community that you'd like to talk to.
He's come to town.
Yeah, he is in the building.
Oh, that's right.
It's all the same.
I know.
He's waiting to see them all.
Oh, that's right.
All of them.
All of them.
All of them.
All of them.
All of them.
All of them.
All of them.

On June 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 531-012 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 531-12

Date: June 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:56 pm and 5:07 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

      President's schedule
            -Terry McGinnity
                  -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Bull left at an unknown time before 5:07 pm.
  • 531-008 4:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, T. Warren Parker, Charles W. Colson, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:47 pm to 4:49 pm.
  • 531-009 4:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William E. Casselman, II, White House photographer, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:49 pm to 4:52 pm.
  • 531-010 4:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William E. Kriegsman, Stephen B. Bull, John C. Whitaker, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:52 pm to 4:54 pm.
  • 531-011 4:54 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald A. Harley, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:54 pm to 4:56 pm.
  • 531-013 4:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:07 pm.
  • 531-014 4:56 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:07 pm.
  • 531-015 4:56 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:56 pm and 5:07 pm.
  • 531-016 5:07 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and Arthur F. Burns met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:07 pm to 5:58 pm.

Conversation 531-012, June 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/531-012 (accessed October 5, 2026).