Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 601 › Conversation 601-021
Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson
Saturday, October 23, 1971 · 12:17 PM–12:21 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec
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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 12:17 pm and 12:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 601-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 601-21
Date: October 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:17 pm and 12:21 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Charles W. Colson's schedule
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:21 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 23, 1971
- 012-106 11:59 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, King Hassan, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:59 am to 12:08 pm.
- 601-017 11:59 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Alex G. Toumayan, and King Hassan met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:17 pm.
- 012-107 12:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:17 pm.
- 601-018 12:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:17 pm.
- 601-019 12:17 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:21 pm.
- 601-020 12:17 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:21 pm.
- 601-022 12:17 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:25 pm.
- 601-023 12:25 PM · 29 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 11:59 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 601-021, October 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179303). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/601-021 (accessed November 2, 2026).