Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 566 › Conversation 566-005

Nixon & Bull on Gerald R. Ford

Tuesday, August 17, 1971 · 1:14 PM–1:29 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation566-005 on Tape 566 (tape position 01:47:07–01:47:20)StartTuesday, August 17, 1971 at 1:14 PMEndTuesday, August 17, 1971 at 1:29 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 566-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to coordinate his official schedule. The brief discussion primarily focused on logistical arrangements regarding an upcoming meeting with Representative Gerald R. Ford. No further actions or policy decisions were recorded during this scheduling consultation.

Audio

part A, 1:47:07

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NARA Description

On August 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:29 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 566-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 566-5

Date: August 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:14 pm and 1:29 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President's schedule
          -Gerald R. Ford

Bull left at an unknown time before 1:29 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

Also recorded on August 17, 1971

  • 070-002 12:54 PM · 8 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 566-002 12:55 PM · 15 min — Stephen B. Bull, Roger Robb, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Cora Schlesinger, Charles Schlesinger, Ann Schlesinger, William Schlesinger, Emily Schlesinger, Thomas Schlesinger, Clara Schlesinger, Laura Martin, William O. Doub, Joseph Doub, Albert Doub, Albert A. Doub, Mrs. Albert A. Doub, Mrs. George M. Radcliffe, George M. Radcliffe, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Gerald R. Ford, and Robert P. Griffin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:55 pm to 1:10 pm.
  • 566-003 1:10 PM · 4 min — Gerald R. Ford, Robert P. Griffin, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:10 pm to 1:14 pm.
  • 566-004 1:14 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles O. Finley, and Dick Williams met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:29 pm.
  • 566-006 1:29 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:29 pm to 1:32 pm.
  • 566-007 1:32 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, Robert P. Griffin, Alexander P. Butterfield, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:32 pm to 2:12 pm.
  • 566-008 2:12 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 2:23 pm.
  • 566-009 2:23 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:23 pm to 2:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 566-005, August 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/566-005 (accessed November 3, 2026).