Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 570 › Conversation 570-005

Nixon & Bull on Paul W. McCracken and Bebe Rebozo

Saturday, September 11, 1971 · 12:53 PM–12:56 PM ET · Oval Office · 25 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation570-005 on Tape 570 (tape position 01:52:02–01:52:44)StartSaturday, September 11, 1971 at 12:53 PMEndSaturday, September 11, 1971 at 12:56 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 570-005 ↗

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NARA Description

On September 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:53 pm and 12:56 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 570-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 570-5

Date: September 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:53 pm and 12:56 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Barking dog

     Paul W. McCracken

           -Forthcoming meeting

     Charles G. (“Bebe") Rebozo
          -Visit with the President
                -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

     Dog
           -Location in Oval Office

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:56 pm.

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I'm wondering if, uh, he's alive, doesn't he?
He's gone.
He's in the parking lot.
He's gone today.
Fine.
Um, McCracken is on his way over, sir.
Yeah, I know.
I told him that.
In just a couple of minutes.
Do you want to sit with me for a second?
He's still with Mrs. Nixon.
Or... Yeah, sir.
Do you want to talk right over here?
Yeah.

Also recorded on September 11, 1971

  • 073-003 12:06 PM · 4 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 12:06 pm on September 11, 1971 and 8:40 am on September 13, 1971.
  • 570-004 12:07 PM · 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, Arthur F. Burns, Gerald L. Warren, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:53 pm.
  • 008-085 12:53 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:53 pm.
  • 570-006 12:56 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:56 pm to 12:59 pm.
  • 570-007 12:59 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. McCracken met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:59 pm to 1:13 pm.
  • 570-008 1:13 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:13 pm to 1:56 pm.
  • 571-002 1:38 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:58 pm.
  • 571-011 1:38 PM · 12 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and Terry L. Decker met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 2:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 570-005, September 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/570-005 (accessed November 2, 2026).