President Nixon met briefly with Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Secret Service personnel to offer brief words of encouragement to the group. Following the departure of most participants, Nixon held a short, private discussion with Bull regarding the President's schedule and a request for a specific report. The interaction concluded shortly thereafter with Bull exiting the Oval Office.
On January 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler, and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:22 pm and 2:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 647-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 647-21
Date: January 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:22 pm and 2:34 pm
Location: Oval Office
Alexander P. Butterfield, Stephen B. Bull, Ronald L. Ziegler [?] and unknown people [Secret
Service agents] entered.
[Unintelligible]
The President entered and Butterfield et al., except Bull, left at 2:26 pm.
The President’s schedule
-Request for report
Bull left at an unknown time before 2:34 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.