Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 598 › Conversation 598-002

Nixon & Bull on White House photography

Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 11:42 AM–11:45 AM ET · Oval Office · 46 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation598-002 on Tape 598 (tape position 00:01:39–00:02:22)StartThursday, October 21, 1971 at 11:42 AMEndThursday, October 21, 1971 at 11:45 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 598-002 ↗

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.

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All right, are you ready?
Are you ready?
He never sat down for a photograph before the walk.
It's not the way I want to handle it.
Yeah.

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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.
  • 598-001 11:42 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:45 am.
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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 November 13, 2026).