Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 603 › Conversation 603-005

Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson

Wednesday, October 27, 1971 · 1:10 PM–1:13 PM ET · Oval Office ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation603-005 onTape 603 (tape position 03:23:27–03:24:17)StartWednesday, October 27, 1971 at 1:10 PMEndWednesday, October 27, 1971 at 1:13 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 603-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to finalize scheduling arrangements for an upcoming meeting with Charles W. Colson. The brief discussion served to coordinate the timing of Colson's arrival and manage the President's immediate calendar. Bull subsequently departed the Oval Office to facilitate these administrative tasks.

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See, the ghosts will be coming down in just a few minutes.

And if he's at lunch, my man, he is watching.

Good luck.

See you later.

NARA Description

On October 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:13 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 603-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 603-5

Date: October 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:10 pm and 1:13 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Request for meeting with Charles W. Colson

Bull left at an unknown time before 1:13 pm.

Also recorded on October 27, 1971

603-004 12:53 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:53 pm to 1:10 pm.
603-006 1:10 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 1:13 pm.
603-007 1:13 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, unknown person(s), and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:13 pm to 1:32 pm.
604-001 1:32 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.
604-002 1:32 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.
604-003 1:32 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.
604-004 1:32 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.
604-005 1:32 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 2:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 603-005, October 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/603-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).