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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation592-005 on Tape 592 (tape position 00:21:11–00:21:40)StartThursday, October 14, 1971 at 9:34 AMEndThursday, October 14, 1971 at 9:36 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 592-005 ↗

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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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.

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.
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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).