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Conversation 579-006

TapeTape 579StartTuesday, September 28, 1971 at 3:05 PMEndTuesday, September 28, 1971 at 3:05 PMTape start time02:12:46Tape end time02:14:08ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to discuss the management of his daily schedule, specifically regarding upcoming meetings with President Moktar Ould Daddah and John D. Ehrlichman. Frustrated by the excessive time spent on photo sessions in the Cabinet Room, Nixon directed Bull to enforce a strict forty-five-second limit for these events moving forward. This change was implemented to streamline the President's itinerary and eliminate unnecessary delays in his busy calendar.

Presidential schedulingTime managementCabinet Room protocolsPublic relationsStephen B. Bull
AudioNARA Description

On September 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 579-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 579-6

Date: September 28, 1971
Time: 3:05 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -President Moktar Ould Daddah
          -John D. Ehrlichman
          -Cabinet Room
                -Instructions for Ronald L. Ziegler
                -Photo session
                      -Time duration

Bull left at 3:05 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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The photo sessions have been running too long in the cabinet room.
I want to cut it in half just to get a nice span.
We're very busy.
We've been running for five minutes.
This is to be done in 45 seconds.
45 seconds.
They can't go from one side to the other or all that.
That's the way it's going to be in the future.
So it's very important.
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