Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 572 › Conversation 572-013

Nixon & Bull on Henry A. Kissinger and George P. Shultz

Tuesday, September 14, 1971 · 4:40 PM–4:42 PM ET · Oval Office · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation572-013 on Tape 572 (tape position 03:33:53–03:34:33)StartTuesday, September 14, 1971 at 4:40 PMEndTuesday, September 14, 1971 at 4:42 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 572-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his late-afternoon scheduling and upcoming appointments. The discussion focused on finalizing arrangements for meetings with Henry A. Kissinger and George P. Shultz. The President also factored in time for a personal grooming appointment with his barber during the briefing.

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NARA Description

On September 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and 4:42 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 572-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 572-13

Date: September 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:40 pm and 4:42 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Barber
          -Henry A. Kissinger
          -George P. Shultz
               -Meeting
          -Barber

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:42 pm.

Also recorded on September 14, 1971

  • 572-012 3:37 PM · 1 hr 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, and Clark MacGregor met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:37 pm to 4:40 pm.
  • 572-014 4:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:40 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 572-015 4:45 PM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:45 pm to 5:06 pm.
  • 009-003 5:35 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 5:39 pm.
  • 278-034 5:35 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 5:39 pm.
  • 278-035 5:35 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 5:39 pm.
  • 009-004 5:39 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 5:39 pm to 5:42 pm.
  • 278-036 5:39 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Nelson A. Rockefeller, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:39 pm to 6:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 572-013, September 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/572-013 (accessed September 26, 2026).