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Nixon & Bull on NBC and Media relations

Monday, December 6, 1971 · 3:08 PM ET · Oval Office · 43 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation630-011 on Tape 630 (tape position 01:19:40–01:20:44)StartMonday, December 6, 1971 at 3:08 PMEndMonday, December 6, 1971 at 3:08 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 630-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and aide Stephen B. Bull coordinated logistics for upcoming Oval Office activities, specifically focusing on the setup for an NBC film crew. Nixon emphasized the need for strict time management during a scheduled drug policy meeting to ensure he remained on track for subsequent religious observances. The President directed Bull to enforce a fifteen-minute limit on the drug discussion to prevent delays in his schedule.

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I'm going to bring the cameras again, sir.
And then we'll go down the road.
Yes, sir.
If we could go into the cellar, we'd like to start that drug meeting in a minute.
We'll get that out of the way.
No, we'll never get through with this thing.
Because you've got to.
You've got two lads there, don't you?
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
What do we do?
That is just a handshake.
Just a handshake.
Yes, sir.
All right.
At the drug meeting, though, I'm not going to spend much time with you.
I want them to know it's been 15 minutes, and you broke something.
They know it's been 15 minutes, sir.
So that I can bring others minutes in time for prayer and communion.
Yes, sir.
That's why I thought perhaps we might have to do the drug meeting.

NARA Description

On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:08 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 630-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 630-011

Date: December 6, 1971
Time: 3:08 pm
Location: Oval Office

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     National Broadcasting Company [NBC] film crew
          -Cameras
               -Setup

     Schedule
          -Open door hour
          -Drug meeting
               -Timing
               -Need to keep things moving

Bull left at 3:08 pm.

Also recorded on December 6, 1971

  • 630-010 3:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:04 pm to 3:08 pm.
  • 630-012 3:08 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mildred C. Bailey, Lilliam Dunlap, Jeanne M. Holm, Anna M. Hays, Elizabeth P. Hoisington, Roger T. Kelley, James D. ("Don") Hughes, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:08 pm to 3:15 pm.
  • 630-013 3:16 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Gary Washington, Jane Harris, Gordon L. Allott, John B. Kelly, Jr., Joseph Sisneros, Richard W. McArthur, Sidney Brooks, Richard G. Kline, Henry C. Cashen, II, the White House photographer, and unknown person(s) from an National Broadcasting Company (NBC) film crew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:16 pm to 3:28 pm.
  • 630-014 3:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:28 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 630-015 3:30 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:30 pm to 3:34 pm.
  • 630-016 3:35 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Myles J. Ambrose, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Egil ("Bud") Krogh, Jr., White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:35 pm to 3:58 pm.
  • 630-017 3:58 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 4:01 pm.
  • 630-018 4:01 PM · 2 hr 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John V. Brennan, Pierre E. Trudeau, White House photographer, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ivan Head met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:01 pm to 6:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 630-011, 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/630-011 (accessed October 11, 2026).