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Nixon & Bull on William R. Rogers and White House logistics

Wednesday, June 30, 1971 · 8:33 AM–9:05 AM ET · Oval Office · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation532-003 on Tape 532 (tape position 00:20:28–00:21:07)StartWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 8:33 AMEndWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 9:05 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 532-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate logistics for his daily schedule. The primary objective was to finalize arrangements for an upcoming meeting with Secretary of State William R. Rogers. The conversation centered on ensuring proper protocol and photography coverage for the scheduled engagement.

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Are you supposed to come here, sir?
Yes, sir.
Well, I thought we were supposed to go right here.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:33 am and 9:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 532-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 532-003

Date: June 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:33 am and 9:05 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President’s schedule
           -Upcoming meeting with William R. Rogers
                -Photographs

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:05 am.

Also recorded on June 30, 1971

  • 532-001 8:33 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:33 am and 9:05 pm.
  • 532-002 8:33 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:33 am and 9:05 am.
  • 532-004 9:05 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Melih Esembel, Ronald L. Ziegler, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 9:09 am.
  • 532-005 9:13 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:13 am.
  • 532-006 9:13 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and F. Edward Hébert met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:13 am to 9:54 am.
  • 006-038 9:23 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am.
  • 006-039 9:23 AM · 8 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am.
  • 006-040 9:23 AM · 1 min — Henry A. Kissinger, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am.

All 66 conversations from June 30, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 532-003, June 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/532-003 (accessed October 5, 2026).