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Bull & United States Secret Service agents on Presidential security

Thursday, September 30, 1971 · 4:10 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsBull, Stephen B.; United States Secret Service agentsConversation582-007 on Tape 582 (tape position 00:46:04–00:47:08)StartThursday, September 30, 1971 at 4:10 PMEndThursday, September 30, 1971 at 4:10 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 582-007 ↗

Stephen B. Bull met with Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding the President's location and schedule. The discussion involved conveying specific instructions from Alexander P. Butterfield to the security detail. The exchange concluded with updates concerning the whereabouts of Henry A. Kissinger.

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On September 30, 1971, Stephen B. Bull and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 582-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 582-007

Date: September 30, 1971
Time: 4:10 pm
Location: Oval Office

Stephen B. Bull met with unknown men [Secret Service agents].

       Instruction for an unknown person
               -Alexander P. Butterfield

       The President’s location

     Henry A. Kissinger

The unknown men left at 4:10 pm.
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Conversation 582-007, 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/582-007 (accessed September 28, 2026).