Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 555 › Conversation 555-008
Nixon & Bull on John B. Connally and White House administration
Thursday, August 5, 1971 · 3:21 PM–3:23 PM ET · Oval Office ·1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to briefly discuss administrative logistics regarding the President's upcoming schedule. The primary focus of the discussion concerned the coordination and arrival of Treasury Secretary John B. Connally for a forthcoming meeting. Bull received instructions to facilitate the entry of the Secretary and related materials into the Oval Office.
- Presidential scheduling
- John B. Connally
- White House administration
- Oval Office procedures
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NARA Description
On August 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:21 pm and 3:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 555-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 555-8
Date: August 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:21 pm and 3:23 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-Forthcoming meeting
-John B. Connally
Bull left at an unknown time before 3:23 pm.Also recorded on August 5, 1971
- 555-006 1:46 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:46 pm to 2:40 pm.
- 555-007 2:40 PM · 3 min — Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 3:13 pm.
- 555-009 3:23 PM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George W. Romney, John B. Connally, George P. Shultz, John D. Ehrlichman, Peter M. Flanigan, and Paul W. McCracken met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:23 pm to 4:35 pm.
- 555-010 4:35 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James L. Buckley, John N. Mitchell, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:35 pm to 5:16 pm.
- 555-011 5:16 PM · 11 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:16 pm and 5:22 pm.
- 555-012 5:16 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:16 pm and 5:22 pm.
- 068-002 5:22 PM · 1 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and representatives of leading farm publications, including Claude Gifford, Thomas Huheey, Royal Fraderich, Wayne Swegle, Joseph A. Elliot, Cordell W. Tindall, Richard E. Albrecht, Ferdie J. Deering, William D. Knox, Robert G. Rupp, Lane Palmer, Jack Pickett, Herbert G. Klein, White House photographer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 6:20 pm.
- 068-003 5:22 PM · 26 min — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 6:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 555-008, 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/555-008 (accessed September 18, 2026).