Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 582 › Conversation 582-008

Nixon, Haig & Bull on Alec Douglas-Home and Press relations

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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Bull, Stephen B.Conversation582-008 on Tape 582 (tape position 00:47:08–00:48:24)StartThursday, September 30, 1971 at 4:10 PMEndThursday, September 30, 1971 at 4:10 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 582-008 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179059 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon, Alexander Haig, and Stephen Bull met in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics for the President's upcoming schedule and administrative tasks. The discussion focused on finalizing arrangements for a trip to Florida, handling courier reports, and organizing a meeting with British Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home. Key action items included coordinating with Henry Kissinger and arranging for White House photographer Ollie Atkins to manage press access for photo opportunities during the diplomatic visit.

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NARA Description

On September 30, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 582-008 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 582-008

Date: September 30, 1971

Time: 4:10 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Trip to Florida
          -Report
                -Courier
          -Meeting with Sir Alexander F. (“Alec”) Douglas-Home
                -Henry A. Kissinger
                -Pictures
                      -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
                      -Press
                           -Time

Haig and Bull left at 4:10 pm

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All right, I'll take you to Michael Downs.

Well, they can take a press picture.

They want this.

They have time.

All right.

Mr. President, how are you?

Well, good to welcome you again.

Also recorded on September 30, 1971

582-003 2:25 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:25 pm to 2:50 pm.
582-004 2:50 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:54 pm.
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.
582-007 4:10 PM · 1 min — Stephen B. Bull and United States Secret Service agents 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 582-008, September 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179059). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/582-008 (accessed November 12, 2026).