Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 629 › Conversation 629-008

Allin & Bull on Executive Order and Press Corps

Monday, December 6, 1971 · 10:08 AM–10:44 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsBull, Stephen B.; Allin, Lyndon K.Conversation629-008 on Tape 629 (tape position 01:08:28–01:09:43)StartMonday, December 6, 1971 at 10:08 AMEndMonday, December 6, 1971 at 10:44 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 629-008 ↗

Stephen B. Bull and Lyndon K. Allin met in the Oval Office to coordinate administrative logistics and scheduling. The discussion focused on the preparation of an Executive Order and the management of the White House press corps. Furthermore, the participants arranged a Domestic Council meeting to be held in the Cabinet Room.

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Mark?
Mark?
Mark?
Mark?
Let's go, fellas.
Thank you.

On December 6, 1971, Stephen B. Bull and Lyndon K. Allin met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 629-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 629-8

Date: December 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:08 am and 10:44 am
Location: Oval Office

Stephen B. Bull met with Lyndon K. (“Mort”) Allin.

     Schedule
          -Executive Order
               -Press corps
          -Meeting
               -Cabinet Room
                     -Domestic Council

Bull and Allin left at an unknown time before 10:44 am.
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Conversation 629-008, December 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/629-008 (accessed October 10, 2026).