Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 623 › Conversation 623-017

Nixon & Bull on White House press corps and Ronald L. Ziegler

Tuesday, November 23, 1971 · 3:09 PM–3:10 PM ET · Oval Office · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation623-017 on Tape 623 (tape position 03:27:32–03:27:55)StartTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 3:09 PMEndTuesday, November 23, 1971 at 3:10 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 623-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical details regarding the President’s upcoming schedule. The discussion focused on managing press attendance for a forthcoming meeting, specifically involving Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief exchange served as a preparatory check to ensure proper media oversight for the event.

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Mr. President, do you mind if I take the rest of the room?

Yeah, I'm free to consider if you come down for one second.

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 3:09 pm and 3:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 623-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 623-017

Date: November 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:09 pm and 3:10 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Forthcoming meeting
                -Press attendance
                      -Ronald L. Ziegler

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:10 pm.

Also recorded on November 23, 1971

623-012 1:25 PM · 5 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 3:07 pm.
623-013 1:25 PM · 9 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 3:07 pm.
623-016 3:07 PM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Taylor met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:07 pm to 3:09 pm.
623-018 3:09 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:10 pm.
623-019 3:10 PM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rogers C. B. Morton, John D. Ehrlichman, John C. Whitaker, White House photographer, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, Francis W. Sargent, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:10 pm to 4:33 pm.
623-020 4:33 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:33 pm.
623-021 4:33 PM · 3 min — Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:33 pm to 4:35 pm.
623-022 4:36 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William L. Waller, James O. Eastland, John N. Mitchell, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:36 pm to 4:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 623-017, 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/623-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).