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Nixon & Bull on William P. Rogers and Indira Gandhi

Friday, November 5, 1971 · 11:09 AM–11:13 AM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation615-016 on Tape 615 (tape position 03:01:16–03:01:54)StartFriday, November 5, 1971 at 11:09 AMEndFriday, November 5, 1971 at 11:13 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 615-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the logistics for upcoming meetings in the Cabinet Room. The discussion focused on scheduling details regarding Secretary of State William P. Rogers and the arrival of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Bull briefed the President on the movements of these officials to ensure the administration's preparations were aligned.

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Mr. President, Secretary of Justice is in the cabin right now, and I'll show you how this is going to go.

Before she's, before she's, before she's alive and well, may it be a good day for everybody.

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 11:09 am and 11:13 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 615-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 615-016

Date: November 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:09 am and 11:13 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -William P. Rogers
                -Location

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

                       -Cabinet Room
                 -Indira Gandhi
                       -Arrival

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:13 am.

Also recorded on November 5, 1971

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.
615-015 11:07 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:07 am to 11:09 am.
615-017 11:09 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:09 am and 11:13 am.
615-018 11:13 AM · 9 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:13 am and 11:20 am.
615-019 11:13 AM · 7 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:13 am and 11:20 am.
615-020 11:13 AM · 4 sec — unknown person(s) and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:13 am and 11:20 am.
615-021 11:13 AM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:13 am and 11:20 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 615-016, 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/615-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).