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Nixon & Bull on Oliver Atkins and Photography

Monday, November 15, 1971 · 11:02 AM–11:04 AM ET · Oval Office · 36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation618-016 on Tape 618 (tape position 02:57:12–02:58:11)StartMonday, November 15, 1971 at 11:02 AMEndMonday, November 15, 1971 at 11:04 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 618-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate the delivery of personal photographs taken by White House photographer Oliver F. Atkins. The discussion focused on ensuring that copies of these images, particularly those featuring First Lady Pat Nixon, were properly routed to the White House residence. Nixon emphasized the importance of established distribution protocols for these materials to avoid oversight.

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Did you get back to, uh...
I'm not sure how I get those to the house, too.
Would you like me to take you to see them?
They should always go where I assume they do.
It may be that he sends copies to the house, but I just know that there are several of them.
The pictures have heard of them there.
I want to be sure that we haven't, uh...

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 11:02 am and 11:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 618-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 618-16

Date: November 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:02 am and 11:04 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins
          -Photographs
                 -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

     An envelope
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:04 am.

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  • 618-017 11:04 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:04 am to 11:05 am.
  • 618-018 11:07 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:07 am to 11:10 am.
  • 014-103 11:09 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:09 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 618-016, 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/618-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).