Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 611 › Conversation 611-017
Nixon & Bull on Henry A. Kissinger and White House scheduling
Tuesday, November 2, 1971 · 12:43 PM–12:47 PM ET · Oval Office · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate his schedule and facilitate a meeting with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. The President specifically requested that Kissinger be summoned from the State Department to join him for a discussion. The brief interaction focused primarily on administrative logistics regarding the President’s upcoming appointments.
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NARA Description
On November 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 611-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 611-17
Date: November 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Requested Henry A. Kissinger be asked to join him
-State Department
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:47 pm.Also recorded on November 2, 1971
- 013-065 12:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 013-066 12:43 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 013-067 12:43 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 611-015 12:43 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 611-016 12:43 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 611-018 12:43 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 611-019 12:43 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
- 611-020 12:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 611-017, November 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/611-017 (accessed September 30, 2026).