Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 624 › Conversation 624-025

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

Wednesday, November 24, 1971 · 3:11 PM–3:14 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation624-025 on Tape 624 (tape position 05:14:08–05:14:51)StartWednesday, November 24, 1971 at 3:11 PMEndWednesday, November 24, 1971 at 3:14 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 624-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to facilitate communication with the staff. During this brief encounter, the President issued a specific directive for Bull to summon Charles W. Colson to join him. This interaction served primarily as an administrative request to coordinate a follow-up meeting with a key political advisor.

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If you see it closer, we can come down and help you, sir.

NARA Description

On November 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:11 pm and 3:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 624-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 624-025

Date: November 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:11 pm and 3:14 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Request that Charles W. Colson join him

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:14 pm.

Also recorded on November 24, 1971

  • 624-024 2:40 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Najeeb E. Halaby, Peter M. Flanigan, White House photographer, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:40 pm to 3:11 pm.
  • 624-026 3:11 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:11 pm and 3:14 pm.
  • 624-027 3:14 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:14 pm to 3:20 pm.
  • 624-028 3:20 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:20 pm to 3:35 pm.
  • 624-029 3:35 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, John B. Connally, and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 4:06 pm.
  • 625-001 4:06 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John B. Connally, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 625-002 4:19 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 625-003 4:19 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 624-025, November 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/624-025 (accessed October 9, 2026).