Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 544 › Conversation 544-009
Nixon, Bull & Sanchez on Oval Office logistics and Milton Friedman
Friday, July 23, 1971 · 1:03 PM–1:21 PM ET · Oval Office ·3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics and preparatory materials for his upcoming schedule. During the brief discussion, the President addressed lighting arrangements for the room and requested a copy of a forthcoming Milton Friedman article. This request was intended to facilitate a planned telephone call between the President and the economist.
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NARA Description
On July 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:03 pm and 1:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 544-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 544-9
Date: July 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:03 pm and 1:21 pm
Location: Oval Office
Stephen B. Bull met with unknown people.
Room arrangements
The President entered at an unknown time before 1:21 pm.
Lights
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 1:03 pm.
The President's schedule
-Old Executive Office Building
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:21 pm.
Request for copy of July 26, 1971 Milton Friedman article
-The President's forthcoming telephone call
Bull and the unknown people left at an unknown time before 1:21 pm.Also recorded on July 23, 1971
- 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.
- 544-010 1:03 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Steven Baker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:03 pm and 1:21 pm.
- 544-011 1:21 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:21 pm to 1:47 pm.
- 544-012 1:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:55 pm.
- 544-013 1:47 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:55 pm.
- 544-014 1:47 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 006-197 1:55 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:55 pm and 2:01 pm.
- 066-002 3:11 PM · 2 hr 51 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, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 3:11 pm to 6:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 544-009, 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/544-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).