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Nixon & Bull on George P. Shultz and Briefing papers

Monday, November 15, 1971 · 2:13 PM–2:19 PM ET · Oval Office · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation618-034 on Tape 618 (tape position 05:25:20–05:26:07)StartMonday, November 15, 1971 at 2:13 PMEndMonday, November 15, 1971 at 2:19 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 618-034 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate an upcoming appointment with George P. Shultz. The primary focus was the President's requirement to review a specific briefing paper before proceeding with the meeting. Nixon ultimately directed Bull to facilitate the appointment once he had completed his preparatory reading.

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A greeting paper hasn't arrived.

Mr. President is on his way over.

Mr. President, do you need to see him or?

I need to read the reading paper first.

All right.

Wait.

See him.

I've got to read the paper.

All right.

Thank you.

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 2:13 pm and 2:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 618-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 618-34

Date: November 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:13 pm and 2:19 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Briefing paper
          -George P. Shultz

Bull left at an unknown time before 2:19 pm.

Also recorded on November 15, 1971

618-027 1:16 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:53 pm.
618-032 1:53 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. C. Jackson ("Dan") Grayson, Jr., George H. Boldt, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Stephen B. Bull, White House photographer, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:53 pm to 2:02 pm.
618-033 2:02 PM · 2 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:02 pm and 2:13 pm.
014-105 2:13 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 2:19 pm.
618-035 2:13 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 2:19 pm.
618-036 2:13 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 2:19 pm.
618-037 2:13 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 2:19 pm.
014-106 2:20 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Howard H. Baker, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:20 pm to 2:21 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 618-034, 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/618-034 (accessed October 1, 2026).