Nixon White House TapesTape 619 › Conversation 619-004

Bull & United States Secret Service agents on Secret Service

Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 8:07 AM–9:50 AM ET · Oval Office ·11 sec

ParticipantsBull, Stephen B.;  United States Secret Service agentsConversation619-004 onTape 619 (tape position 00:32:10–00:33:09)StartTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 8:07 AMEndTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 9:50 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 619-004 ↗

Stephen B. Bull met with United States Secret Service agents in the Oval Office to coordinate logistics regarding the President’s daily schedule. The brief discussion primarily addressed administrative arrangements for upcoming presidential phone calls. No major policy decisions were recorded during this brief logistical consultation.

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On November 16, 1971, Stephen B. Bull and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 9:50 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 619-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 619-4

Date: November 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:07 am and 9:50 am
Location: Oval Office

Stephen B. Bull met with unknown men [Secret Service agents].

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 12/08/2017.]
[Unintelligible]
[619-004-w001]
[Duration: 11s]

     The President’s schedule
          -Phone calls

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Bull and the unknown men [Secret Service agents] left at an unknown time before 9:50 am.
  • 619-001 7:56 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:56 am and 8:07 am.
  • 619-002 7:56 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:56 am and 8:07 am.
  • 619-003 8:07 AM · 24 min — United States Secret Service agents, Manolo Sanchez, Ronald L. Ziegler, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 9:50 am.
  • 619-005 8:07 AM · 8 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 9:50 am.
  • 619-006 8:07 AM · 28 sec — Alexander P. Butterfield and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:07 am and 9:50 am.
  • 619-007 9:53 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:53 am to 10:13 am.
  • 619-008 10:13 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:13 am and 10:15 am.
  • 083-004 10:15 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and members of the Committee on Mental Retardation, including Elliot L. Richardson, Patricia R. Hitt, Clair W. Burgener, Kenneth Robinson, Jeannette Rockefeller, Nan Ulle, Joseph H. Douglas, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Cavanaugh, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:15 am to 10:56 am.

Conversation 619-004, November 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/619-004 (accessed September 18, 2026).