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Nixon & Bull on Caspar W. Weinberger

Friday, November 12, 1971 · 2:23 PM–2:26 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation617-011 on Tape 617 (tape position 01:01:40–01:02:13)StartFriday, November 12, 1971 at 2:23 PMEndFriday, November 12, 1971 at 2:26 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 617-011 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417179773 ↗

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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.

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.

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Why don't you tell me you're all set to meet?
Why don't you tell me?
  • 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 · 33 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.

Conversation 617-011, November 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417179773). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/617-011 (accessed November 15, 2026).