Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 538 › Conversation 538-012
Nixon & Bull on John N. Mitchell and Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Tuesday, July 6, 1971 · 11:12 AM–11:26 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec
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President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his daily schedule and upcoming meetings. The discussion centered on arrangements for the arrival of Attorney General John N. Mitchell and General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. at the White House. These logistical preparations facilitated the President's subsequent high-level administrative consultations.
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NARA Description
On July 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:26 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 538-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 538-012
Date: July 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:12 am and 11:26 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull
The President’s schedule
-General Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-John N. Mitchell
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:26 amAlso recorded on July 6, 1971
- 064-003 10:00 AM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon and steel industry leaders and union representatives, including George P. Shultz, Roger S. Albrendt, Stewart Cort, Edwin H. Gott, Fred G. Jaricks, Frank Nemec, John O'Connell, Thomas Patton, J. Warren Shaver, William J. Stevens, George A. Stinson, C. William Verity, John Wall, Walter J. Burke, Joseph P. Maloney, Bernard Kleiman, Elliot Bredhoff, I[lorwith] W. Abel, John B. Connally, James D. Hodgson, and White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 11:19 am.
- 538-009 10:00 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:31 am.
- 538-010 10:00 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:31 am.
- 538-011 10:31 AM · 48 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 11:12 am.
- 538-013 11:12 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:45 am.
- 538-014 11:45 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:45 am and 11:47 am.
- 538-015 11:47 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:47 am to 12:15 pm.
- 538-017 12:15 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 538-012, July 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/538-012 (accessed October 13, 2026).