Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 609 › Conversation 609-002

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Television broadcast

Saturday, October 30, 1971 · 8:35 AM–8:54 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation609-002 on Tape 609 (tape position 00:05:24–00:06:10)StartSaturday, October 30, 1971 at 8:35 AMEndSaturday, October 30, 1971 at 8:54 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 609-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to review and finalize the President's upcoming schedule. The discussion focused specifically on logistical arrangements regarding Henry A. Kissinger and the strategic timing for a planned television broadcast. No further developments were recorded, as the meeting concluded shortly thereafter.

Audio

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NARA Description

On October 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 609-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 609-2

Date: October 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:35 am and 8:54 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President’s schedule
          -Henry A. Kissinger

     Timing of television broadcast

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:54 am.

Also recorded on October 30, 1971

  • 609-001 8:35 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:54 am.
  • 609-003 8:54 AM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:54 am to 9:58 am.
  • 609-004 9:58 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:05 am.
  • 609-005 9:58 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:05 am.
  • 609-006 9:58 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:05 am.
  • 609-007 10:05 AM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Josip Broz Tito, Lijana Tambaca, Alexander Akalovsky, Stephen B. Bull, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, and Emil ("Bus") Mosbacher, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:05 am to 11:12 am.
  • 609-008 11:16 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:16 am to 11:19 am.
  • 609-009 11:19 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:19 am and 11:20 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 609-002, October 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/609-002 (accessed September 30, 2026).