Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 582 › Conversation 582-007

Bull & United States Secret Service agents on Presidential security

Thursday, September 30, 1971 · 4:10 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

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 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179057 ↗

AI Summary

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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NARA Description

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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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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Can you make sure I'll be standing by outside of it?
Okay.
Target is cut.
We've got a near death.
Please blow that up a little bit.
All right, I'll take you to Michael Downs.

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  • 582-005 2:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 078-003 2:54 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Democratic Congressmen from the South, including Tom Bevill, Omar Burleson, William M. Colmer, David N. Henderson, Alton A. Lennon, George H. Mahon, Olin E. ("Tiger") Teague, Joe D. Waggonner, Jr., John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Clark MacGregor, and Richard K. Cook, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 2:54 pm to 3:35 pm.
  • 582-006 3:38 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Souvanna Phouma, Prince Khammao, Alex Toumayan, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:38 pm to 4:10 pm.
  • 582-008 4:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:10 pm.
  • 582-009 4:10 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Sir Alexander F. Douglas-Home, George R. S. Baring, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House photographer, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:10 pm to 5:31 pm.
  • 582-010 5:31 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:33 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 582-007, September 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179057). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/582-007 (accessed November 12, 2026).