President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to provide specific directives regarding Henry A. Kissinger. Although no transcript exists for this brief encounter, the discussion centered on formal instructions for Kissinger. The meeting concluded with Bull departing the Oval Office to carry out these administrative tasks.
On December 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:14 am and 11:21 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 641-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 641-1
Date: December 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:14 am and 11:21 am
Location: Oval Office
Instructions
-Henry A. Kissinger
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:21 am.No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.