Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 549 › Conversation 549-011

Nixon & Bull on John D. Ehrlichman and Presidential staff

Wednesday, July 28, 1971 · 11:26 AM–11:51 AM ET · Oval Office · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation549-011 on Tape 549 (tape position 02:02:15–02:16:38)StartWednesday, July 28, 1971 at 11:26 AMEndWednesday, July 28, 1971 at 11:51 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 549-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate an upcoming meeting with John D. Ehrlichman. The discussion focused on securing Ehrlichman's presence in the Oval Office for a private briefing. Bull was instructed to locate Ehrlichman, who was situated in the Presidential Library room, and escort him to the President.

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Excuse me, Mr. President, if you could call John up from the P.L.
room and go through his power bank and change his name.
He's back now, sir.
Yeah, I saw him.
Ask him to come down and get me.
He's free.
There he is.
I'll interrupt him.
See you back here.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On July 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:26 am and 11:51 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 549-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 549-011

Date: July 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:26 am and 11:51 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Schedule
          -John D. Ehrlichman
          -The President

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:51 am.

Also recorded on July 28, 1971

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  • 549-006 10:02 AM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:20 am.
  • 549-007 10:20 AM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:20 am to 11:16 am.
  • 549-008 11:16 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:16 am and 11:23 am.
  • 549-009 11:16 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 11:23 am.
  • 549-010 11:26 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:26 am and 11:51 am.
  • 549-012 11:51 AM · 53 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:51 am to 12:46 pm.
  • 549-013 12:46 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:46 pm to 1:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 549-011, July 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/549-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).