Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 577 › Conversation 577-002

Nixon & Bull on Arthur F. Burns and John N. Mitchell

Monday, September 20, 1971 · 12:44 PM–12:45 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation577-002 on Tape 577 (tape position 00:18:25–00:19:26)StartMonday, September 20, 1971 at 12:44 PMEndMonday, September 20, 1971 at 12:45 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 577-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate scheduling and communication logistics. The brief discussion focused on arranging a meeting with Arthur F. Burns and facilitating a telephone call for Attorney General John N. Mitchell regarding the timing of the President’s appearance with Miss America contestants. Additionally, the President initiated a follow-up call to William E. Walk, Jr.

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NARA Description

On September 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:44 pm to 12:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 577-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 577-2

Date: September 20, 1971
Time: 12:44 pm - 12:45 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Arthur F. Burns
          -Meeting with the President

     John N. Mitchell
          -Telephone call
               -Time
                     -The President's meeting with Miss America contestants

     Telephone call to William E. Walk, Jr.

     Burns

Bull left at 12:45 pm.

Also recorded on September 20, 1971

  • 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.
  • 576-013 12:10 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Phyllis A. George, Laurie Lee Schaefer, Dorothy Chevager, Stephen B. Bull, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:10 pm to 12:24 pm.
  • 576-014 12:24 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:24 pm to 12:25 pm.
  • 576-015 12:25 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald G. S. Au, Andre LeTendre, George T. Bell, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 577-001 12:25 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald G. S. Au, Andre LeTendre, George T. Bell, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 009-095 12:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 12:45 pm to 12:46 pm.
  • 577-003 12:45 PM · 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, Arthur F. Burns, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:45 pm to 1:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 577-002, 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/577-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).