Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 558 › Conversation 558-013
Nixon, Woods & Bull on White House staff and Administrative coordination
Monday, August 9, 1971 · 6:21 PM–6:28 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, and aide Stephen B. Bull to review his upcoming schedule and manage personal administrative tasks. The discussion included brief coordination regarding upcoming meetings with key staff members, including Alexander Butterfield, Ronald Ziegler, H. R. Haldeman, and Charles Colson. A significant portion of the session involved personal matters, which were subsequently withdrawn from public record.
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NARA Description
On August 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:21 pm to 6:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 558-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 558-13
Date: August 9, 1971
Time: 6:21 pm - 6:28 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Rose Mary Woods and Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-Alexander P. Butterfield
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Charles W. Colson
Bull left at an unknown time before 6:28 pm.
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 3m 17s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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The President and Woods left at 6:28 pm.Also recorded on August 9, 1971
- 558-008 5:00 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:02 pm.
- 558-009 5:02 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, George P. Shultz, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:02 pm to 5:44 pm.
- 558-010 5:44 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ellsworth F. Bunker, Henry A. Kissinger, White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, unknown person(s), and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:44 pm to 6:18 pm.
- 007-079 5:47 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 5:47 pm to 5:48 pm.
- 007-080 5:48 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:48 pm and 8:06 pm.
- 558-011 6:18 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 6:21 pm.
- 558-012 6:18 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 6:21 pm.
- 558-014 6:28 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:28 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 558-013, August 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/558-013 (accessed October 11, 2026).