Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 635 › Conversation 635-014

Nixon, Bull & Woods on David Packard and Franklin Haydn Williams

Friday, December 10, 1971 · 12:15 PM–12:19 PM ET · Oval Office · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Woods, Rose MaryConversation635-014 on Tape 635 (tape position 03:24:39–03:27:30)StartFriday, December 10, 1971 at 12:15 PMEndFriday, December 10, 1971 at 12:19 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 635-014 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417180359 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull and Rose Mary Woods to coordinate his daily schedule and manage upcoming meetings. The discussion focused on logistical priorities regarding scheduled appointments with David Packard and Nicholas P. Thimmesch, alongside the handling of reports provided by Franklin Haydn Williams. The session concluded with instructions to prioritize the meeting with Packard and the management of sensitive administrative documentation.

Presidential scheduling
David Packard
Franklin Haydn Williams
White House administration
Nicholas P. Thimmesch

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NARA Description

On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 635-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 635-014

Date: December 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:15 pm and 12:19 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull and Rose Mary Woods.

     The President's schedule
          -Meeting with David Packard
          -Meeting with Nicholas P. Thimmesch

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:19 pm.

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     Franklin Haydn Williams
          -Meeting with heads of state
               -Report
                    -Henry A. Kissinger

Woods left at an unknown time before 12:19 pm.

Transcript (AI-generated)

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I want to tell you, I've already talked to him.

Should I hold off Nick's emissions until he wants them to?

I've got to see Packard first for a minute before I see him.

All right.

— 2 min 6 s with no transcribed speech —

I just wanted to send you a report on his media defense estate in the Blackhams.

Just give that a chance.

Sure, sure, sure.

I can sign, but I, uh...

I know, but I...

I can't stand my time.

This time I was delighted to see the report and so forth and so on.

Also recorded on December 10, 1971

635-012 12:03 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, John H. Chafee, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., Gen. John D. Ryan, Gen. William Westmoreland, Gen. Leonard F. Chapman, Mrs. Leonard F. Chapman, R. D. Crutcher, SGM Joseph Dailey, John W. Warner, Lt. Gen. Lewis J. Fields, Mrs. Lewis J. Fields, Gen. Raymond G. Davis, Mrs. Raymond G. Davis, Gen. William J. VanRyzin, Gen. John Chaisson, Mrs. John Chaisson, Debbie Terry, Richard Schultz, Col. Gerald Thomas, C. J. Wages, Joseph Felter, GySgt. William Weigh, George P. Shultz, Vernon C. Coffey, Jr., and James D. ("Don") Hughes met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:03 pm to 12:15 pm.
637-014 12:04 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:04 pm to 12:06 pm.
637-015 12:06 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:22 pm.
637-016 12:06 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:22 pm.
016-078 12:14 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:14 pm to 12:15 pm.
635-013 12:15 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:19 pm.
635-015 12:19 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, David Packard, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:36 pm.
637-017 12:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:22 pm to 12:26 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 635-014, December 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417180359). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/635-014 (accessed November 1, 2026).