Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 623 › Conversation 623-001

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

Tuesday, November 23, 1971 · 9:10 AM–9:20 AM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation623-001 on Tape 623 (tape position 00:00:57–00:02:58)StartTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 9:10 AMEndTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 9:20 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 623-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to facilitate a meeting with Charles W. Colson. During this brief interaction, the President specifically requested that Bull locate and bring Colson to join him. No other substantive policy matters were recorded during this session.

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Come on.
You've got to make sure your nose is clear.

NARA Description

On November 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:20 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 623-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 623-001

Date: November 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:10 am and 9:20 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Request that Charles W. Colson join him

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:20 am.

Also recorded on November 23, 1971

  • 623-002 9:20 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:20 am to 10:00 am.
  • 623-003 10:01 AM · 1 hr 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), John B. Connally, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:01 am to 11:40 am.
  • 015-110 11:40 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:43 am.
  • 623-004 11:40 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:43 am.
  • 015-111 11:43 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William Brock talked on the telephone from 11:43 am to 11:47 am.
  • 623-005 11:43 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William Brock met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:43 am to 11:47 am.
  • 015-112 11:47 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:56 am.
  • 015-113 11:47 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 11:56 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 623-001, November 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/623-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).