Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 601 › Conversation 601-004
Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and Presidential staff
Saturday, October 23, 1971 · 8:30 AM–8:52 AM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his schedule and administrative priorities. The primary objective of the brief meeting was to arrange a session with Charles W. Colson. Bull departed the Oval Office shortly after facilitating this request for the President.
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NARA Description
On October 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:52 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 601-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 601-4
Date: October 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:30 am and 8:52 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Request for meeting with Charles W. Colson
Bull left at an unknown time before 8:52 am.Also recorded on October 23, 1971
- 012-099 8:30 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 9:44 am.
- 601-002 8:30 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:52 am.
- 601-003 8:30 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:52 am.
- 601-005 8:30 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:52 am.
- 601-006 9:18 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:35 am.
- 601-007 9:36 AM · 1 hr 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, Charles W. Sandman, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, unknown person(s), Warren E. Hearnes, Marvin Mandel, Dale Bumpers, William G. Milliken, Stanley K. Hathaway, David Hall, Cyril Brickfield, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:36 am to 11:09 am.
- 012-100 9:44 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Sandman, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:44 am to 9:45 am.
- 012-101 9:45 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 11:18 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 601-004, October 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/601-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).