Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 543 › Conversation 543-004
Nixon & Bull on White House Administration and Oval Office Operations
Thursday, July 22, 1971 · 5:16 PM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon met with White House aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to address administrative or scheduling matters. Although a transcript is unavailable, the interaction reflects the President's routine engagement with his personal staff. The meeting concluded immediately upon their departure at 5:16 pm.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On July 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:16 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 543-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 543-4
Date: July 22, 1971
Time: 5:16 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with an unknown man [Stephen B. Bull?].
Schedule
The President and the unknown man [Bull?] left at 5:16 pm.Also recorded on July 22, 1971
- 543-002 5:05 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 5:16 pm.
- 006-186 5:16 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:16 pm.
- 543-003 5:16 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:16 pm.
- 543-005 5:17 PM · 53 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:17 pm and 5:35 pm.
- 066-001 5:18 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and bipartisan Senate leaders, including Peter G. Peterson, Clinton P. Anderson, Wallace F. Bennett, J. Caleb Boggs, Clifford P. Case, Carl T. Curtis, Paul J. Fannin, J. William Fulbright, Robert P. Griffin, Clifford P. Hansen, Roman L. Hruska, Jacob K. Javits, Warren G. ("Maggie") Magnuson, Jack R. Miller, Robert W. Packwood, Charles H. Percy, Abraham A. Ribicoff, Robert A. Best, and Thomas Vail, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:18 pm and 5:34 pm.
- 543-006 5:35 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Melvin R. Laird, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:20 pm.
- 006-187 5:38 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:38 pm.
- 543-007 6:20 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:20 pm and 6:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 543-004, July 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/543-004 (accessed October 9, 2026).