Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 817 › Conversation 817-006

Nixon & Bull on Henry Kissinger and Nguyen Phu Duc

Thursday, November 30, 1972 · 11:34 AM–11:49 AM ET · Oval Office · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation817-006 on Tape 817StartThursday, November 30, 1972 at 11:34 AMEndThursday, November 30, 1972 at 11:49 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 817-006 ↗

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical adjustments to his official schedule. The discussion centered on delaying a meeting with Nguyen Phu Duc and arranging the timing for a presidential helicopter trip to Florida. Nixon provided specific instructions for Bull to relay to Henry Kissinger regarding these itinerary changes.

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You could call Dr. Hester.
It's supposed to be Dr. 12.
And then the helicopter would be called 30.
There's no problem.
I can't talk.
It's supposed to be Dr. 12.

On November 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:34 am and 11:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 817-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 817-6

Date: November 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:34 am and 11:49 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       The President’s schedule
              -Meeting with Nguyen Phu Duc
                      -Delay
                              -Instruction for Henry A. Kissinger
              -Trip to Florida
                      -Timing
                              -Helicopter

Bull left at an unknown time before 11:49 am.
  • 817-007 11:34 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Zosimo T. Monzon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:34 am and 11:49 am.
  • 817-008 11:34 AM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:34 am and 11:49 am.
  • 817-009 11:34 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:34 am and 11:49 am.
  • 817-010 11:34 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:34 am and 11:49 am.
  • 817-011 11:34 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:34 am and 11:49 am.
  • 817-019 11:34 AM · 10 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:34 am and 11:49 am.
  • 817-012 11:49 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, Stephen B. Bull, and Jeanne Wilson Davis met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:49 am to 12:10 pm.
  • 817-013 12:10 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 12:15 pm.

Conversation 817-006, November 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/817-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).