Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 599 › Conversation 599-018

Nixon & Bull on White House administration and Staff interaction

Friday, October 22, 1971 · 8:08 AM–8:50 AM ET · Oval Office · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation599-018 on Tape 599 (tape position 00:02:21–00:08:05)StartFriday, October 22, 1971 at 8:08 AMEndFriday, October 22, 1971 at 8:50 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 599-018 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, in the Oval Office to discuss administrative or scheduling matters. Due to the unintelligible nature of the audio recording, no specific policy decisions or substantive outcomes were captured. The interaction serves as a routine record of the President's daily engagement with his immediate staff.

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On October 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 599-018 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 599-018

Date: October 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:08 am and 8:50 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

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Bull left at an unknown time before 8:50 am.
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Conversation 599-018, 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/599-018 (accessed October 12, 2026).