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Nixon & Bull on White House Fellows and Photography

Monday, September 20, 1971 · 11:27 AM–11:32 AM ET · Oval Office · 55 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation576-009 on Tape 576 (tape position 05:41:39–05:42:56)StartMonday, September 20, 1971 at 11:27 AMEndMonday, September 20, 1971 at 11:32 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 576-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical arrangements for an upcoming meeting with the White House Fellows. The discussion focused on scheduling, the physical location for the event, and the presentation of gifts. Additionally, they addressed the protocol for the President's speech and determined that official photographer Oliver F. Atkins would be present to document the occasion.

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White House fellows, sir.

I want to do this just with Ricky.

Yes, sir.

I'll be happy to do it.

Yes, I'll be happy to do it.

Would you like to bring him in here?

Where did he go?

Oh, no, I'm going to meet him.

And, uh, reading the, uh, speech.

I'm not supposed to.

Well, that, that is what was intended.

We can do it this way, just as well.

All right.

NARA Description

On September 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:27 am and 11:32 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 576-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 576-009

Date: September 20, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:27 am and 11:32 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     White House Fellows
          -The President's meeting in the White House
               -Photographs

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

                       -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
                 -Location
                 -The President's speech
                 -Pictures
                 -Format
                 -Gifts

Bull left at 11:32 am.

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009-090 10:50 AM · 3 min — John B. Connally and John R. Petty talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 11:23 am.
009-092 11:23 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 11:59 am.
576-010 11:32 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry G. Cisneros, Peter W. Cook, Robert A. Dey, Antoinette Ford, Stephen J. Gage, Franklin R. Gannon, John S. Grinalds, Glen R. Kendall, John M. Maurice, Terence D. McCann, Rogert C. McFarlane, Michael S. Noling, Deanell Reece, Martin E. Seneca, Jr., Richard E. Stephenson, Brandon W. Sweitzer, Arthur E. Dewey, Frederick Tentschler, Frederic V. Malek, Stephen B. Bull, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:32 am to 11:47 am.
576-011 11:47 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, John N. Mitchell, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 12:01 pm.
009-093 11:59 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 11:59 am to 12:00 pm.
009-094 12:00 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 12:45 pm.
576-012 12:01 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 pm and 12:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 576-009, September 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/576-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).