Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 581 › Conversation 581-003

Nixon & Bull on Oval Office and Arnold R. Weber

Thursday, September 30, 1971 · 10:05 AM–10:07 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation581-003 on Tape 581 (tape position 01:10:12–01:10:39)StartThursday, September 30, 1971 at 10:05 AMEndThursday, September 30, 1971 at 10:07 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 581-003 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics for a forthcoming meeting. Their discussion centered on the scheduled absence of Arnold R. Weber. No major policy decisions were reached during this short administrative check-in.

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On September 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:07 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 581-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 581-3

Date: September 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:05 am and 10:07 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Forthcoming meeting
          -Arnold R. Weber's absence

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:07 am.
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Conversation 581-003, September 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/581-003 (accessed September 28, 2026).