Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 628 › Conversation 628-015
Nixon & Bull on Golda Meir and Foreign Policy
Thursday, December 2, 1971 · 3:04 PM–3:05 PM ET · Oval Office ·9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate logistics or preparations for an upcoming meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. The conversation was limited in scope, serving primarily to facilitate executive scheduling and engagement with the Israeli leadership. No further substantive policy decisions were recorded during this one-minute encounter.
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NARA Description
On December 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:04 pm to 3:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 628-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 628-15
Date: December 2, 1971
Time: 3:04 pm - 3:05 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Meeting with Golda Meir
Bull left at 3:05 pm.Also recorded on December 2, 1971
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- 628-012 2:19 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:19 pm.
- 628-013 2:19 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gordon M. Metcalf, William M. Batten, George P. Shultz, Richard A. Moore, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:19 pm to 2:50 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 628-015, December 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/628-015 (accessed September 18, 2026).