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Nixon & Bull on White House logistics and J. Willard Marriott

Friday, September 24, 1971 · 12:32 PM ET · Oval Office · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation578-010 on Tape 578 (tape position 03:28:44–03:29:48)StartFriday, September 24, 1971 at 12:32 PMEndFriday, September 24, 1971 at 12:32 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 578-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review logistical details for an upcoming presidential schedule. The discussion focused on coordinating a photo opportunity involving a portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower and managing a meeting with Mrs. J. Willard Marriott in the Cabinet Room. As an action item, they finalized arrangements to present Mrs. Marriott with a compact gift during her visit.

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the president for this pretty cool event.
All right, all right, if you'd like to do that in front of the last hour, of course, you can turn it on.
Oh, there we go.
No, Mrs. Meredith is in the cabin.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
If you'd like to give Mrs. Meredith one of those contacts.
I think she's the one with you.

NARA Description

On September 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 578-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 578-10

Date: September 24, 1971
Time: 12:32 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President's schedule
           -Photograph
                 -Dwight D. Eisenhower portrait
           -Meeting with Mrs. J. Willard Marriott
                -Location
                      -Cabinet Room
                -Gift
                      -Compact

The President and Bull left at 12:32 pm.

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  • 578-009 12:23 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Michael ("White Antelope") Naranjo, Mrs. Larry Underwood, and Donald E. Johnson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:23 pm to 12:32 pm.
  • 578-013 12:32 PM · 28 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:32 pm and 12:44 pm.
  • 578-011 12:46 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, John N. Mitchell, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 1:32 pm.
  • 010-001 12:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:11 pm.
  • 010-002 1:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 1:11 pm to 1:13 pm.
  • 010-003 1:13 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 578-010, September 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/578-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).