Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 614 › Conversation 614-001

Nixon & Bull on Time management

Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 12:43 PM–12:54 PM ET · Oval Office · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation614-001 on Tape 614 (tape position 00:00:38–00:01:17)StartThursday, November 4, 1971 at 12:43 PMEndThursday, November 4, 1971 at 12:54 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 614-001 ↗

President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to review and finalize details regarding the President's upcoming daily schedule. The discussion focused on managing the President's agenda and time commitments during a period of intense administrative activity. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative check-in.

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On November 4, 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 12:54 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 614-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 614-001

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:43 pm and 12:54 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown man [Stephen B. Bull?].

     The President’s schedule

The unknown man [Bull?] left at an unknown time before 12:54 pm.
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Conversation 614-001, November 4, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/614-001 (accessed September 30, 2026).