Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 555 › Conversation 555-002

Nixon & Baker on Presidential photography

Thursday, August 5, 1971 · 1:57 AM–12:00 PM ET · Oval Office · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Baker, StevenConversation555-002 on Tape 555 (tape position 00:37:03–00:37:27)StartThursday, August 5, 1971 at 1:57 AMEndThursday, August 5, 1971 at 12:00 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 555-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an individual identified as Steven Baker to provide specific instructions regarding an upcoming photography session. The discussion focused on the logistics and management of the event to ensure the President's requirements were met. No other business was recorded during this brief encounter.

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NARA Description

On August 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Steven Baker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:57 am and 12:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 555-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 555-2

Date: August 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:57 am and 12:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man [Stephen B. Bull?].

     Instructions on photograph session

The unknown man [Bull?] left at an unknown time before 12:00 pm.

Also recorded on August 5, 1971

  • 555-001 9:40 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:40 am to 10:10 am.
  • 067-011 10:10 AM · 1 hr 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers, including William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Melvin R. Laird, John N. Mitchell, J. Philip Campbell, Maurice H. Stans, James D. Hodgson, John G. Veneman, George W. Romney, John A. Volpe, George P. Shultz, Robert H. Finch, Donald H. Rumsfeld, George H. W. Bush, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Herbert G. Klein, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Robert J. Dole, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:10 am to 11:55 am.
  • 555-018 10:10 AM · 50 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 11:57 am.
  • 067-013 11:57 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for the Spanish Speaking, including Robert H. Finch, Frederic V. Malek, Patricia R. Hitt, Antonio Rodriguez, Louie Cespedes, Clifford M. Hardin, James D. Hodgson, Elliot L. Richardson, George W. Romney, John B. Connally, Frank C. Carlucci, III, Thomas S. Kleppe, William H. Brown, III, Robert E. Hampton, Eugene A. Marin, Edward M. Yturri, Ted F. Martinez, Igncaio E. Lozano, Jr., Edgar A. Buttari, Manuel R. Giberga, Jorge E. Tristani, Manuel A. Gonzalez, Hilda A. Hidalgo, William C. Oldaker, Phillip V. Sanchez, Dr. Henry M. Ramirez, and John N. Mitchell., met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 11:57 am and 12:35 pm.
  • 555-003 12:00 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for the Spanish Speaking, including, Dr. Henry M. Ramirez, Antonio Rodriguez, Louie Cespedes, Eugene A. Marin, Edward M. Yturri, Ted F. Martinez, Ignacio E. Lozano, Jr., Edgar A. Buttari, Manuel R. Giberga, Jorge E. Tristani, Manuel A. Gonzalez, Hilda A. Hidalgo, William C. Oldaker, Philip Sanchez, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull, met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:00 pm to 12:13 pm.
  • 555-019 12:35 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 12:36 pm.
  • 555-004 1:13 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:15 pm.
  • 555-005 1:15 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles H. Percy, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, William Brock, M. A. Henderson, W. R. Davenport, Robert A. Taft, Jr., Alexander P. Butterfield, Zachery Williams, Mrs. John C. Williams, Paul E. Funk, David Gilbert, Morris Semiatin, Charles S. Gubser, Philip Schuyler, Lawrence G. Williams, Mrs. Lawrence G. Williams, Marie A. Boyer, Marie A. Simmonds, Silvio O. Conte, Mrs. Wilfred S. Hitchcock, Mrs. George Voskly, Hugh K. Ferry, Joseph F. Mattis, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:15 pm to 1:46 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 555-002, August 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/555-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).