Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 630 › Conversation 630-023
Nixon & Bull on Diplomatic relations and Pierre E. Trudeau
Monday, December 6, 1971 · 6:51 PM ET · Oval Office · 33 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the logistics of the President’s upcoming schedule, specifically coordinating meetings involving Rose Mary Woods and Rex W. Scouten. The discussion focused on facilitating appointments with the Secretary of State and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau. The brief exchange served to finalize administrative arrangements for these key diplomatic and internal engagements.
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NARA Description
On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:51 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 630-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 630-023
Date: December 6, 1971
Time: 6:51 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Rose Mary Woods
-Rex W. Scouten
-Secretary of State
-Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau
Bull left at 6:51 pm.Also recorded on December 6, 1971
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- 630-019 6:10 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:14 pm.
- 630-020 6:14 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:14 pm to 6:38 pm.
- 630-021 6:38 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 6:38 pm and 6:40 pm.
- 630-022 6:40 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William E. Timmons, Alexander P. Butterfield, White House operator, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., and Peter M. Flanigan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:40 pm to 6:51 pm.
- 016-027 6:44 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lewis F. Powell, Jr. talked on the telephone from 6:44 pm to 6:47 pm.
- 016-028 6:47 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:47 pm and 10:56 pm.
- 630-024 6:52 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:52 pm to 6:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 630-023, 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/630-023 (accessed October 12, 2026).