Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 559 › Conversation 559-020
Nixon & Bull on Executive administration and White House logistics
Tuesday, August 10, 1971 · 2:46 PM–2:59 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to conduct an administrative review of his daily schedule. This brief session served to manage the President's upcoming commitments and logistical arrangements within the Oval Office. No major policy initiatives were recorded, as the discussion remained focused on routine executive time management.
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NARA Description
On August 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 2:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 559-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 559-020
Date: August 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:46 pm and 2:59 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:59 pm.Also recorded on August 10, 1971
- 559-014 2:31 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 2:33 pm.
- 559-015 2:31 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 2:33 pm.
- 007-085 2:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 2:33 pm to 2:37 pm.
- 559-016 2:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:33 pm to 2:37 pm.
- 559-017 2:37 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:37 pm and 2:38 pm.
- 559-018 2:38 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:38 pm to 2:46 pm.
- 559-019 2:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 2:59 pm.
- 559-021 2:59 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mrs. Paul Harvey, Harry S. Dent, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:59 pm to 3:19 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 559-020, August 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/559-020 (accessed October 9, 2026).