Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 580 › Conversation 580-008

Nixon & Bull on John B. Connally and White House Administration

Wednesday, September 29, 1971 · 11:15 AM–11:54 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation580-008 on Tape 580 (tape position 01:11:21–01:11:54)StartWednesday, September 29, 1971 at 11:15 AMEndWednesday, September 29, 1971 at 11:54 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 580-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the scheduling of Treasury Secretary John B. Connally. The discussion centered on finalizing the timing and logistics for a specific upcoming meeting involving Connally. No further policy issues were addressed during this brief administrative session.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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1:11:35ysbrydoli'r sefydliadau diwylliannol sy'n digwydd ar gyfer hyn.

NARA Description

On September 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 580-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 580-8

Date: September 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:15 am and 11:54 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     John B. Connally's schedule
          -Meeting

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:54 am.

Also recorded on September 29, 1971

  • 580-005 10:33 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, John B. Connally, Arthur F. Burns, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:33 am to 11:15 am.
  • 580-006 11:15 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:54 am.
  • 580-007 11:15 AM · 26 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:54 am.
  • 580-009 11:15 AM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:15 am and 11:54 am.
  • 580-010 11:54 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:54 am.
  • 580-011 11:54 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 11:58 am.
  • 580-013 11:55 AM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 1:08 pm.
  • 010-028 11:58 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:58 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 580-008, September 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/580-008 (accessed October 2, 2026).