Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 569 › Conversation 569-006

Nixon & Bull on Rotary International and Ernst G. Breitholtz

Friday, September 10, 1971 · 12:25 PM–12:26 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation569-006 on Tape 569 (tape position 01:02:59–01:04:06)StartFriday, September 10, 1971 at 12:25 PMEndFriday, September 10, 1971 at 12:26 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 569-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review logistical arrangements for an upcoming meeting with Rotary International President Ernst G. Breitholtz. The discussion focused on coordinating the scheduling of this encounter and ensuring the necessary administrative preparations were in place. The brief exchange served to finalize the protocol for the President's engagement with the organization's leadership.

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1:03:12So you have to do the appropriate mass and keep running with it.
1:03:13Clap, down and pulse.
1:03:14If you're ready for hand, let's check you out.

NARA Description

On September 10, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 569-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 569-6

Date: September 10, 1971
Time: 12:25 pm - 12:26 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Rotary International
               -Ernst G. Breitholtz
                      -Meeting

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:26 pm.

Also recorded on September 10, 1971

  • 072-002 12:12 PM — unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 12:12 pm and 12:39 pm.
  • 569-003 12:12 PM · 1 min — 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.
  • 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.
  • 569-007 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 569-006, 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/569-006 (accessed October 9, 2026).