Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 599 › Conversation 599-013

Nixon & Bull on George H.W. Bush and William P. Rogers

Friday, October 22, 1971 · 12:45 PM ET · Oval Office ·21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation599-013 onTape 599 (tape position 02:19:53–02:20:32)StartFriday, October 22, 1971 at 12:45 PMEndFriday, October 22, 1971 at 12:45 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 599-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to review and finalize scheduling logistics for upcoming appointments. The discussion focused on coordinating a meeting with George H.W. Bush and William P. Rogers, as well as an engagement with former Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. This brief administrative interaction served to confirm the timing of the President’s afternoon agenda.

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at 2 o'clock, Mr. Pressbaker, or 2, but we might, if you want to make it a little bit later, then we'll be back, I think, in a few minutes, so it won't go too long.
All right, fine, why don't we just start with this, to make, to the date, make sure, all right, so you can have your time, and I'll talk to you later.
Sure.

NARA Description

On October 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 599-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 599-013

Date: October 22, 1971
Time: 12:45 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Forthcoming meeting with George H. W. Bush and William P. Rogers
          -Nobusuke Kishi

Bull left at 12:45 pm.

Also recorded on October 22, 1971

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  • 599-010 11:19 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:43 am.
  • 599-011 11:43 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Imedla Marcos, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 12:06 pm.
  • 599-012 12:16 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen, Clark MacGregor, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:45 pm.
  • 599-014 12:46 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:46 pm to 12:57 pm.
  • 599-015 1:00 PM · 2 min — Rose Mary Woods, Anne Whitman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:00 pm to 1:03 pm.
  • 599-016 1:03 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:03 pm and 2:05 pm.
  • 599-017 2:05 PM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, George H. W. Bush, William P. Rogers, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:05 pm to 3:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 599-013, October 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/599-013 (accessed September 18, 2026).