Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 540 › Conversation 540-006
Nixon, Bull & Butterfield on Robert J. Dole and James O. Eastland
Tuesday, July 20, 1971 · 10:29 AM–11:07 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with staff members Stephen B. Bull and Alexander P. Butterfield to coordinate logistical arrangements for upcoming meetings. The discussion centered on scheduling appointments with Senator Robert J. Dole and Senator James O. Eastland, as well as managing a briefing with Henry A. Kissinger. The participants specifically addressed requests regarding photography and the allocation of time for these high-level political engagements.
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NARA Description
On July 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:29 am and 11:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 540-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 540-6
Date: July 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:29 am and 11:07 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with Robert J. Dole
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
Alexander P. Butterfield entered at 10:24 am; Bull left at an unknown time before 10:28 am.
Schedule
-James O. Eastland
-Henry A. Kissinger briefing
-Request for photograph
-Time
Butterfield left at 10:28 am.Also recorded on July 20, 1971
- 540-004 7:53 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:53 am to 8:05 am.
- 540-005 8:05 AM · 11 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:05 am and 10:23 am.
- 540-013 8:05 AM · 17 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:05 am and 10:23 am.
- 540-014 8:05 AM · 3 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:05 am and 10:23 am.
- 540-007 10:29 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Robert J. Dole, William E. Timmons, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:29 am to 11:07 am.
- 540-008 11:07 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:09 am.
- 540-009 11:09 AM · 2 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Steven Baker, John D. Ehrlichman, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 1:21 pm.
- 540-010 1:21 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:21 pm and 1:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 540-006, July 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/540-006 (accessed October 11, 2026).