Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 551 › Conversation 551-007

Nixon & Bull on Distributive Education Clubs of America

Thursday, July 29, 1971 · 12:20 PM–12:24 PM ET · Oval Office ·2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation551-007 onTape 551 (tape position 03:37:15–03:39:19)StartThursday, July 29, 1971 at 12:20 PMEndThursday, July 29, 1971 at 12:24 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 551-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to review logistical arrangements for upcoming meetings with George P. Shultz, Martin Anderson, and a group of officers from the Distributive Education Clubs of America. They discussed the protocol for the student group's visit, focusing specifically on the details of a planned photo opportunity and the management of presidential gifts. The brief exchange ensured that the presentation and schedule were prepared to the President's satisfaction.

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A couple of things.
We've been asked to totally crawl in so there's no problem.
I understand.
We've got this group here, this group, the others, and that is all.
Do you think we can look at, do we think we can get you back and look at it in mindset?
This group is awesome.
It's good.
It's good.
It's good.
It's good.
It's good.
It's good.
It's good.
It's good.
It's good.
The other thing about us is that we get more and more interested in that.
I don't know if you've seen it, but there is a scene in our beach.
This is the restaurant that we used to go to right away.
I don't know how many of these are.
There are 13 people in this.
All students.
Good looking.
Good people.
Yeah.
They're good to go, too.
to press out directly to him.
If the president's picture is used, what if I just say hello to him, and he just analogies it, or he got something to give to him, but he doesn't give it, and we'll give it to him.
the girls spoke into the voice of the heavens.

NARA Description

On July 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:24 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 551-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 551-007

Date: July 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:20 pm and 12:24 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -George P. Shultz
          -Martin C. (“Marty”) Anderson

            -Distributive Education Clubs of America officers
                  -Photograph
                  -Presentation
            -Anderson
            -Size of forthcoming group
                  -Presidential gifts

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:24 pm.

Also recorded on July 29, 1971

  • 551-004 11:05 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles M. Teague, Olin E. Teague, George P. Shultz, Donald E. Johnson, Clark MacGregor, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:05 am to 11:48 am.
  • 551-005 11:48 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:48 am and 11:50 am.
  • 551-006 11:50 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Agha Hilaly, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:50 am to 12:20 pm.
  • 551-008 12:24 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Harold Williams, Rhoda Gill, Terry Pendleton, Dale Perrymore, Nora Bennett, Vickie Page, Timothy Renberg, Jerry Gilley, Deborah Wade, Jerry Gremillian, Jo Ann Cullen, Frances Rock, Henry C. Cashen, II, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:33 pm.
  • 551-009 12:33 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:33 pm.
  • 551-010 12:34 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, L. Edwin Coate, White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, and Martin C. ("Marty") Anderson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:34 pm to 1:00 pm.
  • 551-011 1:01 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:01 pm to 1:48 pm.
  • 551-012 1:48 PM · 56 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 1:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 551-007, July 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/551-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).