Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 619 › Conversation 619-020

Nixon & Bull on Kenneth M. Smith and Personnel administration

Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 12:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation619-020 on Tape 619 (tape position 02:20:17–02:20:35)StartTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 12:20 PMEndTuesday, November 16, 1971 at 12:20 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 619-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his personal aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative details regarding the President's schedule. Their discussion focused on the logistics of an upcoming meeting with Kenneth M. Smith and the handling of contact information for Lyndon K. “Mort” Allin. The brief consultation concluded with instructions for managing these specific scheduling and personnel matters.

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Officer Kinsman, please go to the dressing room and report out.

NARA Description

On November 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 619-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 619-20

Date: November 16, 1971
Time: 12:20 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Kenneth M. Smith
               -Future work address
               -Lyndon K. (“Mort”) Allin
Bull left at 12:20 pm.

Also recorded on November 16, 1971

  • 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.
  • 619-021 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.
  • 619-022 12:22 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:22 pm.
  • 619-023 12:22 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John H. Hogue, William E. Timmons, Clark MacGregor, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:25 pm.
  • 619-024 12:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:25 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 619-020, 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/619-020 (accessed October 1, 2026).