Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 571 › Conversation 571-007

Nixon & Bull on White House administration and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Saturday, September 11, 1971 · 4:16 PM–4:18 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation571-007 on Tape 571 (tape position 02:13:50–02:15:20)StartSaturday, September 11, 1971 at 4:16 PMEndSaturday, September 11, 1971 at 4:18 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 571-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to discuss the President's upcoming schedule. During this brief interaction, Nixon requested access to the full register of appointments. This administrative discussion centered on coordinating logistics regarding Alexander M. Haig, Jr.'s availability.

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Whatever you have here, I'll take the whole register, please.

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 4:16 pm and 4:18 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 571-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 571-7

Date: September 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:16 pm and 4:18 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull [?].

     The President's schedule
          -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Bull [?] left at an unknown time before 4:18 pm.

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  • 571-004 3:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, Albert L. Williams, Isiah Frank, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:04 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 571-005 3:07 PM · 33 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:47 pm.
  • 571-006 3:47 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clifford M. Hardin met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:47 pm to 4:16 pm.
  • 571-008 4:18 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:18 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 571-009 4:36 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:36 pm.
  • 571-010 4:36 PM · 2 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, Stephen B. Bull, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:36 pm to 6:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 571-007, 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/571-007 (accessed October 9, 2026).