Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 617 › Conversation 617-011
Nixon & Bull on Caspar W. Weinberger
Friday, November 12, 1971 · 2:23 PM–2:26 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review and organize the President’s upcoming schedule. The discussion focused specifically on finalizing arrangements for a meeting with Caspar W. Weinberger. Bull was directed to confirm the logistical details for this appointment.
- Presidential scheduling
- Caspar W. Weinberger
- White House operations
- Stephen B. Bull
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NARA Description
On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:26 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 617-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 617-011
Date: November 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:23 pm and 2:26 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:26 pm.Also recorded on November 12, 1971
- 617-010 2:19 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, and Howard H. Baker, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:19 pm to 2:23 pm.
- 297-038 2:20 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:20 pm to 2:25 pm.
- 297-039 2:25 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:25 pm and 2:36 pm.
- 617-012 2:26 PM · 1 hr 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, Stephen B. Bull, Clark MacGregor, William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, Gerald R. Ford, Milton R. Young, Allen J. Ellender, George H. Mahon, Frank T. Bow, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 3:36 pm.
- 014-084 2:36 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 2:36 pm to 2:38 pm.
- 297-040 2:36 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:36 pm to 2:38 pm.
- 014-085 2:38 PM · 4 min — John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:38 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 297-041 2:40 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:40 pm to 2:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 617-011, November 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/617-011 (accessed October 1, 2026).