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 on Tape 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 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179367 ↗

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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.

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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.

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 · 55 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 · 46 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 · 41 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 (NAID 417179367). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/603-005 (accessed November 2, 2026).