Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 592 › Conversation 592-008

Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and White House administration

Thursday, October 14, 1971 · 11:08 AM–11:16 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation592-008 on Tape 592 (tape position 01:47:46–01:48:20)StartThursday, October 14, 1971 at 11:08 AMEndThursday, October 14, 1971 at 11:16 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 592-008 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to address administrative matters regarding the President's daily schedule. The discussion focused specifically on coordinating upcoming engagements and meetings involving Charles W. Colson. Bull received instructions or updates relevant to managing the President's calendar and staff interactions.

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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 11:08 am and 11:16 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 592-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 592-8

Date: October 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:08 am and 11:16 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Charles W. Colson

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:16 am.
  • 592-007 11:08 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 11:16 am.
  • 592-009 11:08 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 11:16 am.
  • 592-010 11:16 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles W. Colson, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 12:25 pm.
  • 592-011 12:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:30 pm.
  • 289-001 12:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-002 12:30 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-003 12:30 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.
  • 289-004 12:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm.

Conversation 592-008, 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/592-008 (accessed September 28, 2026).