Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 595 › Conversation 595-006
Nixon & Bull on Executive Office Building and Robert F. Ellsworth
Monday, October 18, 1971 · 3:10 PM–3:11 PM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical details regarding his official schedule. The discussion centered on arrangements for the President to conduct meetings at the Executive Office Building, specifically noting an appointment with Robert F. Ellsworth. The brief exchange served to confirm the timing and location of these upcoming professional obligations.
- Presidential schedule
- Executive Office Building
- Robert F. Ellsworth
- White House logistics
Audio
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NARA Description
On October 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 595-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 595-6
Date: October 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:10 pm and 3:11 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
-Robert F. Ellsworth
Bull left at an unknown time before 3:11 pm.Also recorded on October 18, 1971
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 595-006, October 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/595-006 (accessed October 14, 2026).