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Nixon & Bull on Golda Meir and Foreign Policy

Thursday, December 2, 1971 · 3:04 PM–3:05 PM ET · Oval Office · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation628-015 on Tape 628 (tape position 03:29:40–03:30:18)StartThursday, December 2, 1971 at 3:04 PMEndThursday, December 2, 1971 at 3:05 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 628-015 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180153 ↗

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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.

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.

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Thank you very much, President.
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Conversation 628-015, December 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180153). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/628-015 (accessed November 2, 2026).