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Nixon & Bull on White House scheduling and Ceremonial events

Friday, November 5, 1971 · 10:29 AM–10:33 AM ET · Oval Office · 58 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation615-010 on Tape 615 (tape position 02:24:48–02:26:05)StartFriday, November 5, 1971 at 10:29 AMEndFriday, November 5, 1971 at 10:33 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 615-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical details for upcoming ceremonial events. The discussion focused on scheduling a signing ceremony, managing the distribution of souvenir pens, and arranging photography sessions for participants, including Charles R. Jonas and Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The pair also reviewed plans for a tour and photo opportunity at the Executive Office Building.

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We're now six foot tall, sir.
Why don't we just move on?
Yes, sir.
It's a cop.
It sounds like a horror.
That's exciting.
Like a great song.
It's a gun.
It's a gun.
It's a gun.
It's a gun.
It's a gun.
It's a gun.
It's a gun.
It's a gun.
Yes, sir.
I'd like to recommend that you use your own pen in this proclamation so that Bob, we don't have to... No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no

NARA Description

On November 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:29 am and 10:33 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 615-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 615-010

Date: November 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:29 am and 10:33 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Unknown person
         -Height

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

     The President's schedule
          -Signing ceremony
                -Gifts
                       -Pens
                -Julie Nixon Eisenhower
                       -Tour
                       -Photographs
                             -Executive Office Building [EOB]
                -Charles R. Jonas
                -Photograph

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:33 am.

Also recorded on November 5, 1971

  • 615-009 10:29 AM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:29 am and 10:33 am.
  • 615-011 10:33 AM · 27 min — Stephen B. Bull, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Charles R. Jonas, Charles C. Campbell, Earl Yarborough, James Anderson, Michael Arnett, Lupe Barrientes, Deborah Boykin, Keith Frantz, Ronda Gill, Arthur Gillmore, Rosetta Gonzales, Kevin Hall, Gerald Hart, James Kamner, Karl Karanz, Paul McDowell, Phillip Mann, Linda Martin, Margaret Pietuszka, Dimitri Rotow, Linda Saathoff, Antoinette Thornton, and Scott W. Tschirgi met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:33 am to 10:59 am.
  • 615-012 11:00 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. John Heinz, III, Teresa (Simoes-Ferreira) Heinz, and Richard K. Cook met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:00 am to 11:04 am.
  • 013-150 11:04 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:06 am.
  • 615-013 11:04 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:06 am.
  • 615-014 11:04 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:04 am and 11:06 am.
  • 013-151 11:06 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:06 am.
  • 013-152 11:07 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 11:07 am to 11:09 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 615-010, November 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/615-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).