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
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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.
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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.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 12, 1971
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- 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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 588-010, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179173). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/588-010 (accessed November 12, 2026).