Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 635 › Conversation 635-005

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Time management

Friday, December 10, 1971 · 8:48 AM–9:10 AM ET · Oval Office ·30 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation635-005 onTape 635 (tape position 00:17:45–00:25:19)StartFriday, December 10, 1971 at 8:48 AMEndFriday, December 10, 1971 at 9:10 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 635-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discussed logistical adjustments to the President's daily schedule regarding an upcoming meeting with Henry Kissinger. The President directed Bull to reschedule their appointment, requesting a twenty-minute briefing session immediately preceding a separate 10:00 a.m. engagement. This brief interaction served to refine the timing of high-level foreign policy coordination.

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It says that the 9-15 meeting will be rescheduled.
Do you still want to see him there at this time?
Well, no, he took that.
I'd like to see him about 20 minutes before the 10 o'clock meeting.
I need about 20 minutes of it before the other meeting, see?

NARA Description

On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:48 am and 9:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 635-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 635-005

Date: December 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:48 am and 9:10 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule
          -9:15 meeting
                -Rescheduling
                -Henry A. Kissinger

Bull left at an unknown time before 9:10 am.

Also recorded on December 10, 1971

  • 016-077 8:23 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:23 am and 12:14 pm.
  • 635-001 8:23 AM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:23 am and 8:38 am.
  • 637-001 8:32 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 8:38 am.
  • 635-003 8:38 AM · 9 min — President Richard M.Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:38 am to 8:48 am.
  • 637-002 8:38 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:38 am.
  • 637-003 8:45 AM · 1 hr 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:45 am to 9:42 am.
  • 635-004 8:48 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:48 am and 9:10 am.
  • 635-006 9:10 AM · 1 hr 20 min — Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:10 am to 10:31 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 635-005, December 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/635-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).