President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to discuss administrative details regarding his upcoming schedule and daily operations. The conversation focused on the logistics of an 'Open Door' session and the distribution of presidential gifts, specifically tie clasps. This brief interaction served to finalize arrangements for scheduled appointments and presidential protocol.
On November 16, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 619-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 619-17
Date: November 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:15 pm and 12:16 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-"Open Door" session
-Gifts
-Tie clasps
Bull left at an unknown time before 12:16 pm.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.