Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 588 › Conversation 588-010
Nixon, Ziegler & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Labor leaders
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 12:56 PM–12:58 PM ET · Oval Office · 27 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and Ronald L. Ziegler to coordinate his immediate professional schedule. The discussion focused on upcoming engagements, specifically prioritizing arrangements for meetings with Henry Kissinger and various labor leaders. The session concluded with the participants aligning the President's calendar for these key consultations.
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NARA Description
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:58 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 588-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 588-10
Date: October 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:56 pm and 12:58 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
Ronald L. Ziegler entered at an unknown time after 12:56 pm .
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:58 pm.
-Labor leaders
Ziegler left at an unknown time before 12:58 pm.Also recorded on October 12, 1971
- 588-009 12:54 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:54 pm to 12:56 pm.
- 588-011 12:56 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 12:58 pm.
- 588-012 12:58 PM · 44 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), George P. Shultz, White House operator, George Meany, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:58 pm to 1:25 pm.
- 011-062 1:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany talked on the telephone from 1:32 pm to 1:34 pm.
- 011-063 1:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:55 pm.
- 588-013 1:43 PM · 23 sec — Rose Mary Woods and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 1:55 pm.
- 588-014 1:43 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 1:55 pm.
- 588-015 1:43 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 1:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 588-010, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/588-010 (accessed September 28, 2026).