Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 592 › Conversation 592-005
Nixon & Bull on Ronald L. Ziegler and White House administration
Thursday, October 14, 1971 · 9:34 AM–9:36 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative scheduling. The primary purpose of the brief encounter was to arrange a meeting between the President and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Bull subsequently acted on this request to facilitate the briefing.
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NARA Description
On October 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:34 am and 9:36 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 592-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 592-5
Date: October 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:34 am and 9:36 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Request for meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler
Bull left at an unknown time before 9:36 am.Also recorded on October 14, 1971
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- 011-091 9:14 AM · 5 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.
- 011-092 9:14 AM · 14 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.
- 011-093 9:14 AM · 36 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and Gerard C. Smith talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.
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- 592-006 9:36 AM · 1 hr 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:36 am and 11:08 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 592-005, October 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/592-005 (accessed September 28, 2026).