Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 534 › Conversation 534-004

Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and White House scheduling

Thursday, July 1, 1971 · 10:26 AM–10:27 AM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation534-004 on Tape 534 (tape position 01:41:16–01:42:27)StartThursday, July 1, 1971 at 10:26 AMEndThursday, July 1, 1971 at 10:27 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 534-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, for a brief administrative interaction in the Oval Office. The primary focus of this short discussion was the scheduling of Charles W. Colson. No major policy decisions or significant developments resulted from this brief exchange.

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Come in, come in, come in.

NARA Description

On July 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:26 am and 10:27 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 534-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 534-4

Date: July 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:26 am and 10:27 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Charles W. Colson's schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:27 am

Also recorded on July 1, 1971

  • 006-076 9:53 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:53 am.
  • 006-077 9:53 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:53 am and 2:11 pm.
  • 261-028 9:53 AM · 24 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 9:53 am and 2:11 pm.
  • 261-029 9:53 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:53 am and 2:11 pm.
  • 534-003 9:54 AM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:54 am to 10:26 am.
  • 534-005 10:27 AM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, John D. Ehrlichman, Manolo Sanchez, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:27 am to 11:49 am.
  • 534-006 11:49 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:49 am.
  • 534-007 11:50 AM · 15 min — Stephen B. Bull, Joseph H. Blatchford, Thomas R. Donnell, Jr., Charles H. Percy, Chet Holifield, Frank J. Horton, Arnold R. Weber, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 12:06 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 534-004, July 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/534-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).