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 onTape 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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate logistics for an upcoming appointment with economist Paul W. McCracken. The conversation also touched upon the scheduling of a visit by Charles G. “Bebe” Rebozo, who was meeting with First Lady Pat Nixon at the time. The brief exchange focused primarily on internal administrative arrangements and the movement of staff and guests within the White House.

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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.

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.

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 September 18, 2026).