Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 601 › Conversation 601-005
Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Saturday, October 23, 1971 · 8:30 AM–8:52 AM ET · Oval Office · 19 sec
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President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his upcoming schedule and manage immediate logistical arrangements. The discussion focused on impending appointments with Charles W. Colson and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Nixon expressed personal frustration regarding Joe Higgins, signaling a brief exchange on administrative personnel and scheduling priorities.
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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 601-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 601-5
Date: October 23, 1971
Time: 8:52 am - 8:54 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Charles W. Colson
-Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
Bull left at 8:54 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.
- 601-004 8:30 AM · 4 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 601-005, 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/601-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).