Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 544 › Conversation 544-005
Bull on White House logistics and Oval Office meetings
Friday, July 23, 1971 · 10:21 AM–10:25 AM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec
AI Summary
Stephen B. Bull met with President Nixon in the Oval Office to provide a brief update on the President's daily schedule. The discussion was limited to administrative logistics and upcoming appointments. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this short briefing.
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NARA Description
On July 23, 1971, Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:25 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 544-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 544-5
Date: July 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:21 am and 10:25 am
Location: Oval Office
Stephen B. Bull entered.
Schedule
Bull left at an unknown time before 10:25 am.Also recorded on July 23, 1971
- 006-194 9:40 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 9:48 am.
- 544-002 9:40 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:40 am.
- 544-003 9:40 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:40 am.
- 006-195 9:48 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stewart J. O. Alsop talked on the telephone from 9:48 am to 9:51 am.
- 006-196 9:51 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:51 am and 1:55 pm.
- 544-006 10:21 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:25 am.
- 544-007 10:25 AM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:25 am.
- 544-008 10:26 AM · 2 hr 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., Edwin L. Harper, Ronald L. Ziegler, Paul W. McCracken, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:26 am to 1:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 544-005, July 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/544-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).