Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 621 › Conversation 621-014
Nixon & Bull on Camp David and H.R. Haldeman
Saturday, November 20, 1971 · 8:09 AM–8:37 AM ET · Oval Office
AI Summary
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to finalize logistical arrangements regarding his upcoming departure for Camp David. The discussion covered coordination of H.R. Haldeman’s schedule, the management of a private White House tour, and the handling of press photography. The brief consultation ensured that security and scheduling protocols for the presidential transition to the retreat were firmly established.
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NARA Description
On November 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 621-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 621-14
Date: November 20, 1971
Time: Unknown after 8:09 am until 8:37 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's schedule
-Unknown person's call to Bull
-Unknown group
-The President's departure for Camp David
-Tour of White House
-Photographs
-Press
The White House operator talked with the President at 8:37 am.
[Conversation No. 621-14A]
[See Conversation No. 15-56]
[End of telephone conversation]
The President's schedule
Bull left at 8:37 am.Also recorded on November 20, 1971
- 015-055 8:09 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
- 621-010 8:09 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
- 621-011 8:09 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
- 621-012 8:09 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
- 621-013 8:09 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 8:37 am.
- 015-056 8:37 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at 8:37 am.
- 621-015 8:37 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:37 am and 8:45 am.
- 621-016 8:37 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:37 am and 8:45 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 621-014, November 20, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/621-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).