Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 581 › Conversation 581-010

Nixon & Bull on George P. Shultz and Herbert Stein

Thursday, September 30, 1971 · 12:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation581-010 on Tape 581 (tape position 02:44:08–02:45:27)StartThursday, September 30, 1971 at 12:58 PMEndThursday, September 30, 1971 at 12:58 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 581-010 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his upcoming schedule and daily appointments. The discussion centered on logistics for a forthcoming meeting with George P. Shultz and Herbert Stein regarding economic policy. This brief exchange served to finalize the President's immediate agenda before Bull exited the Oval Office.

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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 12:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 581-010 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 581-10

Date: September 30, 1971
Time: 12:58 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Forthcoming meeting with George P. Shultz
               -Herbert Stein

Bull left at 12:58 pm.
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Conversation 581-010, 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/581-010 (accessed September 28, 2026).