Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 579 › Conversation 579-002

Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson

Tuesday, September 28, 1971 · 11:57 AM–12:04 PM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation579-002 on Tape 579 (tape position 00:35:30–00:36:27)StartTuesday, September 28, 1971 at 11:57 AMEndTuesday, September 28, 1971 at 12:04 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 579-002 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to discuss adjustments to his daily schedule. The primary focus of the brief meeting was the coordination of an upcoming appointment with Charles W. Colson. No major policy decisions were recorded during this logistical session.

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On September 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:57 am and 12:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 579-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 579-2

Date: September 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:57 am and 12:04 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Charles W. Colson

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:04 pm.
  • 579-001 11:30 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 11:57 am.
  • 579-003 12:04 PM · 1 hr 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 1:40 pm.
  • 579-004 1:40 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:41 pm.
  • 579-005 1:40 PM · 29 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:41 pm.
  • 579-006 3:05 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:05 pm.
  • 579-007 3:06 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:06 pm to 3:15 pm.
  • 077-007 3:15 PM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Organization of African Unity, including Moktar Ould Daddah, Hamdi Ould Mouknass, Dr. Njoroge Mungai, Capt. Charles Sissoko, Elijah Mudenda, Jean Keutcha, Diallo Telli, Mohamed Sahnoun, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, Emil ("Bus") Mosbacher, Jr., David D. Newsome, W. Marshall Wright, Robert Bruce, Alec G. Toumayan, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 3:15 pm to 3:52 pm.
  • 579-008 3:59 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John C. Stennis, Gordon L. Allott, Leslie C. Arends, F. Edward Hébert, Melvin R. Laird, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Peter M. Flanigan, Ronald L. Ziegler, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:59 pm to 4:13 pm.

Conversation 579-002, September 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/579-002 (accessed October 2, 2026).