Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 717 › Conversation 717-011
Nixon & Bull on Vernon A. Walters and White House logistics
Tuesday, May 2, 1972 · 11:40 AM–11:42 AM ET · Oval Office · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative logistics regarding an upcoming appointment with Vernon A. Walters. The discussion centered on managing the President's schedule and ensuring the proper arrival protocols for Walters and his guest, Mrs. Laureen Jones. The brief interaction served as a logistical briefing to facilitate the President's immediate meetings.
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NARA Description
On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:40 am and 11:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 717-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 717-11
Date: May 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:40 and 11:42 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Stephen B. Bull.
President's schedule
-Meeting with Vernon A. Walters
-Arrival
Meeting with Walters
-Mrs. Laureen Jones
Bull left at an unknown time before 11:42 am.Also recorded on May 2, 1972
- 023-109 11:16 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lyndon B. Johnson talked on the telephone from 11:16 am to 11:17 am.
- 023-110 11:17 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:27 am.
- 717-009 11:17 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:17 am and 11:19 am.
- 717-010 11:19 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, unknown person(s), and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:19 am to 11:40 am.
- 717-012 11:42 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Vernon A. Walters, Edward Tamm, Lauren Jones, Frederick J. Walters, James Walters, Vincent C. Walters, Mrs. Vincent C. Walters, Richard Walters, Peter Adams, Richard M. Helms, Rose Mary Woods, Walter R. Tkach, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Muriel Hartley, Nancy Ovellette, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:42 am to 11:50 am.
- 717-013 11:50 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:50 am to 11:51 am.
- 717-015 11:51 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:57 am.
- 717-016 11:57 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Erik Emborg, Marshall Frederics, Borge Rosing, Christian Castenskjold, Jens Nicolaisen, J. U. Kari-Neilsen, Hein Christensen, Marius Anderson, Holger Larsen, Ancher Nelsen, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:57 am to 12:06 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 717-011, May 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/717-011 (accessed October 10, 2026).