Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 641 › Conversation 641-007

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Washington Special Actions Group

Thursday, December 23, 1971 · 12:09 PM–12:27 PM ET · Oval Office ·16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation641-007 onTape 641 (tape position 00:41:19–00:44:48)StartThursday, December 23, 1971 at 12:09 PMEndThursday, December 23, 1971 at 12:27 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 641-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to review and manage his daily schedule. The primary focus of the discussion concerned the timing and logistics of an upcoming meeting with Henry Kissinger and the Washington Special Actions Group (WSAG). Bull coordinated these appointments to ensure the President's availability for these key foreign policy sessions.

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President Henderson has last sent an email.
Would you like to see it later, Sid?
No, I'm going to be tired.
I'll let him know.
He'll see it.
It's nothing important.
Don't say that.
I have no other words.

NARA Description

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 12:09 pm and 12:27 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 641-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 641-7

Date: December 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 12:09 pm and 12:27 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     President's schedule
           -Meeting with Henry A. Kissinger
                 -Washington Special Actions Group [WSAG]

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:27 pm.

Also recorded on December 23, 1971

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  • 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.
  • 641-008 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.
  • 641-009 12:09 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:27 pm.
  • 641-010 12:27 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, unknown person(s), and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:27 pm to 1:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 641-007, December 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/641-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).