Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 631 › Conversation 631-006

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Harold H. Saunders

Tuesday, December 7, 1971 · 4:29 PM–4:33 PM ET · Oval Office · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation631-006 on Tape 631 (tape position 02:03:46–02:04:31)StartTuesday, December 7, 1971 at 4:29 PMEndTuesday, December 7, 1971 at 4:33 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 631-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate communication between Henry Kissinger and Harold H. Saunders. The brief discussion focused on facilitating a return call from Saunders to Kissinger regarding ongoing foreign policy matters. Bull confirmed Saunders' availability to ensure the contact could be established immediately.

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Yes, sir, he's out there.
He was calling Saunders in here.
Saunders just called in here.
Oh, I told you, Tom.
He's available for Kissinger whenever he's listening.

NARA Description

On December 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:29 pm and 4:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 631-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 631-006
Date: December 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:29 pm and 4:33 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
Henry A. Kissinger's call to Harold H. Saunders
-Return call from Saunders
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:33 pm.

Also recorded on December 7, 1971

  • 631-002 2:59 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:59 pm to 3:02 pm.
  • 631-003 3:04 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:04 pm to 3:11 pm.
  • 631-004 3:12 PM · 1 hr 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Maurice H. Stans, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter G. Peterson, White House photographer, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:12 pm to 4:29 pm.
  • 631-005 4:29 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Harold H. Saunders met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:29 pm and 4:33 pm.
  • 631-007 4:33 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:33 pm to 5:05 pm.
  • 631-008 5:05 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Daniel P. Moynihan, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:05 pm to 6:16 pm.
  • 631-009 6:10 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:28 pm.
  • 631-010 6:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 6:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 631-006, December 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/631-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).