President Nixon met briefly with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his immediate schedule. During this short interaction, Nixon issued a specific directive for Bull to summon Henry Kissinger to the Oval Office. The meeting concluded promptly after this request was relayed.
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 11:19 am and 11:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 609-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 609-9
Date: October 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:19 am and 11:20 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Requested Henry A. Kissinger be asked to join him
Bull left at 11:20 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.