Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 630 › Conversation 630-017

Nixon & Bull on Press Relations and Henry Kissinger

Monday, December 6, 1971 · 3:58 PM–4:01 PM ET · Oval Office · 58 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation630-017 on Tape 630 (tape position 02:11:44–02:14:31)StartMonday, December 6, 1971 at 3:58 PMEndMonday, December 6, 1971 at 4:01 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 630-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull coordinated logistics for upcoming presidential meetings and public appearances. The discussion focused on scheduling Henry Kissinger and managing the presence of an NBC film crew and the press corps during these events. They also addressed the protocol for photo opportunities and whether observers could remain in the Oval Office for informal conversations.

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He's going to come in after the program starts.
Yeah, and after this whole thing is following the program.
Yeah, they can't stay here this evening, correct?
You want to let them stay, but I assume that's after the press photo, or you want to have them go out at the same time?
May they come in and head for it?
Oh, yes.
And they can see you come in and hear the chit-chat as it comes in a little bit.
But you cannot expect him to talk on record.

NARA Description

On December 6, 1971, 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. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 630-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 630-017

Date: December 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:58 pm and 4:01 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -Henry A. Kissinger
                -Location
          -National Security Council [NSC]
          -National Broadcasting Company [NBC] film crew
          -Press corps
          -Photographs
          -Pierre E. Trudeau

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:01 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.
  • 630-011 3:08 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 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.
  • 630-018 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 630-017, 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/630-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).