Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 620 › Conversation 620-011
Nixon & Bull on John N. Mitchell and White House logistics
Wednesday, November 17, 1971 · 10:53 AM–11:06 AM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec
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President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate upcoming logistical arrangements for the President's schedule. The discussion focused on managing the timing for an appearance by Attorney General John N. Mitchell, specifically regarding the inclusion of a formal press photograph. The meeting served as a brief operational briefing to ensure the smooth transition of scheduled events within the Oval Office.
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NARA Description
On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:53 am and 11:06 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 620-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 620-011
Date: November 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:53 am and 11:06 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-John N. Mitchell
-Press photograph
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:06 am.Also recorded on November 17, 1971
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- 014-151 10:05 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 10:05 am to 10:18 am.
- 620-007 10:05 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:05 am to 10:18 am.
- 620-008 10:18 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:18 am to 10:42 am.
- 620-009 10:42 AM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:42 am and 10:47 am.
- 620-010 10:47 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:47 am and 11:06 am.
- 620-012 11:06 AM · 1 hr 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald W. Reagan, Stephen B. Bull, John N. Mitchell, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:06 am to 12:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 620-011, November 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/620-011 (accessed October 1, 2026).