Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 598 › Conversation 598-002
Nixon & Bull on White House photography and Administrative coordination
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 11:42 AM–11:45 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, for a brief administrative discussion regarding the President's daily schedule. The primary focus of the meeting was the coordination and management of photographic opportunities. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this short session.
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NARA Description
On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 598-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 598-2
Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:42 am and 11:45 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Photographs
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:45 am.Also recorded on October 21, 1971
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- 012-037 11:14 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 am and 12:39 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 598-002, October 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/598-002 (accessed September 28, 2026).