Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 534 › Conversation 534-006

Nixon, Butterfield & Bull on White House administration

Thursday, July 1, 1971 · 11:49 AM ET · Oval Office · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Butterfield, Alexander P.; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation534-006 on Tape 534 (tape position 03:04:10–03:04:32)StartThursday, July 1, 1971 at 11:49 AMEndThursday, July 1, 1971 at 11:49 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 534-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his daily schedule and administrative logistics. The brief discussion focused on operational readiness and managing the President’s immediate movements. Following these instructions, the participants prepared to depart the Oval Office.

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I'll wait your buzzers for now.
Be ready.
All right, focus.
Sit in the rain.
Let's go.

NARA Description

On July 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 534-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 534-6

Date: July 1, 1971
Time: 11:49 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield [Stephen B. Bull?].

     The President's schedule

The President and Butterfield [Bull?] left at 11:49 am

Also recorded on July 1, 1971

  • 534-004 10:26 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 10:26 am and 10:27 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.
  • 534-007 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.
  • 534-008 12:06 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Andrey Pontier met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:09 pm.
  • 534-009 12:06 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:09 pm.
  • 534-010 12:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:09 pm.
  • 534-011 12:09 PM · 1 hr 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Sammy Davis, Jr., Robert J. Brown, Henry C. Cashen, II, Jeffrey Donfeld, White House photographer, unknown person(s), Elliot L. Richardson, James D. Hodgson, George P. Shultz, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:09 pm to 1:38 pm.
  • 534-012 1:38 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 534-006, 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/534-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).