Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 641 › Conversation 641-003

Nixon & Bull on Archbishop Luigi Raimondi and Press relations

Thursday, December 23, 1971 · 11:25 AM–11:32 AM ET · Oval Office · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation641-003 on Tape 641 (tape position 00:15:21–00:17:26)StartThursday, December 23, 1971 at 11:25 AMEndThursday, December 23, 1971 at 11:32 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 641-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183171 ↗

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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 11:25 am and 11:32 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 641-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 641-3
Date: December 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:25 am and 11:32 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Instructions for Peter M. Flanigan
           -Meeting with Archbishop Luigi Raimondi
                -Timing
                       -Bill signing
                -Press

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:32 am.

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  • 641-001 11:14 AM · 14 sec — 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.
  • 641-002 11:21 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:21 am to 11:25 am.
  • 641-004 11:32 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Luigi Raimondi, Peter M. Flanigan, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:32 am to 11:37 am.
  • 641-005 11:37 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:37 am to 11:53 am.
  • 017-001 12:09 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 1:25 pm.
  • 641-006 12:09 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:27 pm.
  • 641-007 12:09 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:27 pm.
  • 641-008 12:09 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:27 pm.

Conversation 641-003, December 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183171). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/641-003 (accessed November 1, 2026).