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Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and White House administration

Monday, November 15, 1971 · 8:40 AM–8:54 AM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation618-009 on Tape 618 (tape position 00:51:25–00:52:16)StartMonday, November 15, 1971 at 8:40 AMEndMonday, November 15, 1971 at 8:54 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 618-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate his daily schedule. The primary focus of the discussion was managing an upcoming meeting with Henry Kissinger. No further policy developments were recorded during this brief administrative briefing.

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NARA Description

On November 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 8:54 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 618-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 618-9

Date: November 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:40 am and 8:54 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Henry A. Kissinger

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:54 am.

Also recorded on November 15, 1971

  • 618-007 8:30 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:35 am.
  • 618-008 8:35 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:35 am to 8:40 am.
  • 618-010 8:40 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 8:40 am and 8:54 am.
  • 618-011 8:54 AM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter M. Flanigan, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:54 am to 10:20 am.
  • 014-101 9:45 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 10:03 am.
  • 014-102 10:03 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 10:03 am to 10:05 am.
  • 618-012 10:20 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 10:24 am.
  • 618-013 10:24 AM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:24 am to 11:01 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 618-009, November 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/618-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).