Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 619 › Conversation 619-015

Nixon & Bull on Arthur S. Flemming and White House press office

Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 12:05 PM–12:07 PM ET · Oval Office ·14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.;  [Unknown person(s)]Conversation619-015 onTape 619 (tape position 02:08:30–02:09:00)StartTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 12:05 PMEndTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 12:07 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 619-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical arrangements for an upcoming meeting with Arthur S. Flemming. The discussion centered on establishing a dedicated press line to manage media coverage of the event. The participants focused on ensuring that communications equipment was operational and ready for the President to interact with the press.

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There will be a press phone.
This is the press phone.
If you're ready, I'll let you talk.

NARA Description

On November 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 619-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 619-15

Date: November 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:05 pm and 12:07 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull; unknown people can be heard in the background at the
beginning of the conversation.

     The President's schedule
          -Meeting with Arthur S. Flemming, et al.
               -Press coverage

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:07 pm.

Also recorded on November 16, 1971

  • 619-014 12:05 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:07 pm.
  • 619-016 12:07 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur S. Flemming, Johnny C. Unitas, Carmella LaSpada, John B. Martin, George T. Bell, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:15 pm.
  • 619-017 12:15 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:16 pm.
  • 619-030 12:15 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 12:15 pm and 12:16 pm.
  • 619-018 12:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James D. Hittle, John V. Brennan, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:18 pm.
  • 619-019 12:18 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. K. Wayne Smith, Henry A. Kissinger, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:18 pm to 12:20 pm.
  • 619-020 12:20 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:20 pm.
  • 619-021 12:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Kenneth M. Smith, Patrick J. Buchanan, Lyndon K. Allin, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:20 pm to 12:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 619-015, 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/619-015 (accessed September 18, 2026).