Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 541 › Conversation 541-006

Nixon, Kissinger & Bull

Wednesday, July 21, 1971 · 5:15 PM ET · Oval Office · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation541-006 on Tape 541 (tape position 02:23:18–02:23:40)StartWednesday, July 21, 1971 at 5:15 PMEndWednesday, July 21, 1971 at 5:15 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 541-006 ↗

A 25-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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Position in tape: 02:23:18 – 02:23:40

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NARA Description

On July 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 541-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 541-6

Date: July 21, 1971
Time: 5:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

     Schedule for meeting

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 5:15 pm.

     Request

Bull left at an unknown time before 5:21 pm.

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Also recorded on July 21, 1971

  • 006-178 4:46 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:14 pm.
  • 006-179 4:46 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:46 pm and 5:14 pm.
  • 541-003 5:04 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:07 pm.
  • 541-004 5:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:07 pm.
  • 541-005 5:07 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:07 pm to 5:15 pm.
  • 006-180 5:14 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:14 pm.
  • 541-007 5:15 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
  • 541-008 5:15 PM · 1 hr — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, Charles W. Colson, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 6:19 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 541-006, July 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/541-006 (accessed November 2, 2026).