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Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and White House Situation Room

Friday, July 21, 1972 · 4:13 PM–4:20 PM ET · Oval Office · 34 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation750-011 on Tape 750StartFriday, July 21, 1972 at 4:13 PMEndFriday, July 21, 1972 at 4:20 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 750-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate a brief, time-sensitive meeting with Henry Kissinger. The discussion focused on locating Kissinger, who was stationed in the White House Situation Room, to facilitate his immediate arrival at the Oval Office. Nixon directed Bull to summon Kissinger for a fifteen-minute consultation before the President's scheduled departure.

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Don't get in there.
You wanted to see me sometime prior to your departure.
He said for 15 minutes.
Well, he's done with the situation.
See, he could come up right now and let me know.

NARA Description

On July 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:13 pm and 4:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 750-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 750-11

Date: July 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:13 pm and 4:20 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     [Forename] Bach's [sp?] schedule
          -Return
          -Executive Office Building [EOB]
          -Henry A. Kissinger
                -Appointment
                -Present location
                     -Situation Room

Bull left at an unknown time before 4:20 pm.

Also recorded on July 21, 1972

  • 027-036 4:07 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 4:07 pm to 4:09 pm.
  • 750-008 4:07 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:07 pm to 4:09 pm.
  • 027-037 4:09 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 4:09 pm to 4:10 pm.
  • 750-009 4:09 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:09 pm and 4:10 pm.
  • 027-038 4:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 4:10 pm to 4:13 pm.
  • 750-010 4:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:10 pm to 4:13 pm.
  • 027-039 4:13 PM · 14 sec — The recording device engaged on an unknown date, sometime between 4:13 pm on July 21, 1972 and 11:55 am on July 24, 1972, but the conversation appears to be blank.
  • 750-012 4:13 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:13 pm and 4:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 750-011, July 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/750-011 (accessed October 2, 2026).