Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 625 › Conversation 625-002
Nixon, Haldeman & Bull on White House press
Wednesday, November 24, 1971 · 4:19 PM–4:35 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and H. R. Haldeman to coordinate logistics for an upcoming event, referred to as the 'pipeline party.' The participants discussed press arrangements and scheduling concerns, including adjustments to lighting and power setups for the appearance. The brief exchange focused primarily on managing the President's public interactions and ensuring technical readiness for his scheduled departure.
- Presidential schedule
- White House press
- Logistics
- H. R. Haldeman
- Stephen B. Bull
Audio
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NARA Description
On November 24, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 625-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 625-2
Date: November 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Unknown people
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
The President talked with an unknown person [H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman?] at an unknown time
between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
[Conversation No. 625-2A]
The President's schedule
-Departure
-Press
[End of telephone conversation]
The President's schedule
-John [Surname unintelligible]
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:35 pm.Also recorded on November 24, 1971
- 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.
- 625-003 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.
- 625-004 4:19 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 625-005 4:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 625-006 4:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:35 pm.
- 015-138 4:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:35 pm.
- 625-007 4:35 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 4:35 pm.
- 625-008 4:35 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:35 pm to 4:51 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 625-002, 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/625-002 (accessed October 9, 2026).