Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 735 › Conversation 735-006

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Presidential agenda

Thursday, June 15, 1972 · 12:45 PM–12:49 PM ET · Oval Office ·5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation735-006 onTape 735 (tape position 02:15:04–02:17:30)StartThursday, June 15, 1972 at 12:45 PMEndThursday, June 15, 1972 at 12:49 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 735-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to coordinate a potential lunch meeting with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This brief interaction served to facilitate the scheduling of high-level diplomatic or policy discussions between the President and Kissinger. The primary action item was for Bull to verify Kissinger's availability for the proposed midday appointment.

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Would you see if Dr. Kissinger is free for lunch?

NARA Description

On June 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 12:49 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 735-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 735-6

Date: June 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:45 and 12:49 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     Henry A. Kissinger's schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:49 pm.

Also recorded on June 15, 1972

  • 735-002 12:10 PM · 49 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:14 pm.
  • 735-003 12:14 PM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 12:16 pm.
  • 735-004 12:16 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Thomas K. Mattingly, III, John W. Young, Charles M. Duke, James C. Fletcher, Alexander P. Butterfield, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:16 pm to 12:42 pm.
  • 735-005 12:45 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 12:45 pm and 12:49 pm.
  • 735-007 12:49 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:49 pm to 1:26 pm.
  • 735-008 1:26 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:26 pm and 1:35 pm.
  • 735-009 1:35 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:35 pm to 1:36 pm.
  • 735-010 1:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 735-006, June 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/735-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).