Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 569 › Conversation 569-003

Nixon & Bull on Oval Office operations and White House facilities

Friday, September 10, 1971 · 12:12 PM–12:14 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation569-003 on Tape 569 (tape position 00:51:11–00:52:27)StartFriday, September 10, 1971 at 12:12 PMEndFriday, September 10, 1971 at 12:14 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 569-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to discuss logistical details regarding the President's personal schedule and facility management. The conversation focused on the President's return from the family theater and specific instructions concerning lighting adjustments in the office. No major policy developments occurred during this brief administrative briefing.

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NARA Description

On September 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 569-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 569-3

Date: September 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:12 pm and 12:14 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Meeting with Bull
               -Return from family theater
               -Meeting

     Lights
          -Instruction

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:14 pm.

Also recorded on September 10, 1971

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  • 569-004 12:14 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:14 pm to 12:19 pm.
  • 569-005 12:19 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, James D. ("Don") Hughes, Jo Ann Redman, Bruce Bennett, Mrs. Bruce Bennett, Anthony Radd, Naomi Redman, Lt. Col. Harland E. Pridelle, Lt. Col. James H. Gibbons, Lt. Col. John Finlay, Maj. Maj. Frederick W. Swift, Maj. Charles Freed, SGM Richard J. McCoy, Polly Thompson, Mary Burson, Walter R. Tkach, J. Paul Benson, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:25 pm.
  • 569-006 12:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:25 pm to 12:26 pm.
  • 569-007 12:26 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ernst G. Breitholz, George T. Bell, Robert R. Mullen, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:26 pm to 12:36 pm.
  • 569-008 12:36 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 12:36 pm and 12:39 pm.
  • 569-009 12:36 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:39 pm.
  • 569-010 12:39 PM · 52 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 569-003, September 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/569-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).