Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 621 › Conversation 621-042

Nixon & Bull on Charles W. Colson and White House staffing

Monday, November 22, 1971 · 8:50 AM–9:10 AM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation621-042 onTape 621 (tape position 04:29:10–04:29:37)StartMonday, November 22, 1971 at 8:50 AMEndMonday, November 22, 1971 at 9:10 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 621-042 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon summoned his aide Stephen B. Bull to the Oval Office to facilitate an urgent meeting. The primary purpose of this brief encounter was to request that Charles W. Colson be brought in to join the President immediately. No further substantive policy matters were recorded before Bull departed the office.

Audio

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NARA Description

On November 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 621-042 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 621-42

Date: November 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:50 am and 9:10 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Requested Charles W. Colson be asked to join him

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:10 am.

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  • 621-037 8:27 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 am and 8:30 am.
  • 621-038 8:30 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:30 am to 8:50 am.
  • 621-039 8:50 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:10 am.
  • 621-040 8:50 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 9:10 am.
  • 621-041 8:50 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 8:50 am and 9:10 am.
  • 621-043 9:10 AM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Barry M. Goldwater met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:10 am to 10:22 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 621-042, November 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/621-042 (accessed September 18, 2026).