President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez to coordinate his busy administrative and social schedule. The discussion primarily focused on logistics for signing the Revenue Act of 1971, rearranging office décor, and managing upcoming appointments, including a planned interview with Jerrold Schecter and calls to Ambassador Walter Annenberg and William H. Rehnquist. Additionally, the President reviewed Supreme Court confirmation vote data with staff and finalized arrangements for a dinner and his upcoming trip to Camp David.
On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:50 pm to 4:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 636-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 636-4
Date: December 10, 1971
Time: 3:50 pm - 4:05 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
The President's schedule
-Call from Arthur F. Burns
-George P. Shultz
Rose Mary Woods entered at 3:50 pm.
The President's schedule
-Bill signing (Revenue Act of 1971)
-Shultz
Bull left at an unknown time before 4:05 pm.
[Rearrangement of décor]
Thelma. C. (“Pat”) Nixon
[Walter H. Annenber]
-Call from the President
[Rearrangement of décor]
-Decisions
The President's schedule
-New York
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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 03/01/2018.]
[Unintelligible]
[636-004-w003]
[Duration: 6s]
Thelma C. (“Pat”) (Ryan) Nixon
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Picture
-Mrs. Nixon
-Print
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[Previous PRMPA Privacy (D) reviewed under PRMPA regulations 03/06/2018. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[636-004-w001]
[Duration: 16s]
Helene Drown
-President’s opinion
Dinner
-Timing
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Picture
-Delivery to Mrs. Nixon
Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 3:50 pm.
The President's schedule
Sanchez left at an unknown time before 4:05 pm.
Pictures
-Rearrangement
-Little office
The President's schedule
-Call to Annenberg
-Timing
-Bill signing (Revenue Act of 1971)
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/07/2017.
53s segment cleared for release. 42s remaining closed as 636-004-w002.]
[Personal Returnable]
[636-004-w002]
[Duration: 53s]
The President’s schedule
-Dinner
-Rose Mary Woods’s attendance
Television program
-Mrs. Nixon
-Julie Nixon Eisenhower
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal Returnable]
[636-004-w002]
[Duration: 42s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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The President’s schedule
-Rest
-Preparation for Camp David trip
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The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman at an unknown time between 3:50 pm and
4:04 pm; Woods and Sanchez can be heard in the background.
[Conversation No. 636-4A]
The President's schedule
-Camp David
-Day and time
-Jerrold L. Schecter interview
-Proposed length
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Cambodia
-Rose Garden
-Timing
-The President’s upcoming telephone call to William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court
-Appointment
-Confirmation vote
-Rehnquist
-Timing
-John W. Dean, III
-Louis D. Brandeis
[End of telephone conversation]
Woods and Sanchez left at 4:05 pm.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.