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Nixon Tapes on Presidential directives
29 conversations · frequently with Nixon, Bull, Sanchez, Butterfield
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to conduct brief administrative business. During this short interaction, the President issued a specific request for an item to be retrieved or handled by Bull. The meeting concluded quickly with Bull departing shortly thereafter to carry out the task.
President Nixon summoned his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to the Oval Office for a brief morning meeting. The primary purpose of the discussion was the President's urgent request to locate and bring in John D. Ehrlichman. Following the directive, the meeting concluded shortly thereafter as Bull departed to carry out the instruction.
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to limit the inclusion of social functions in his call logs and scheduling. This request reflects his desire to prioritize substantive official business over personal or ceremonial engagements. No further administrative actions were recorded during this brief directive.
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to discuss administrative concerns and handle specific directives regarding Virginia H. Knauer. The discussion focused on the President's personal notes concerning Knauer, indicating an interest in her professional activities or future status. The meeting concluded with Bull tasked with administrative follow-up based on these presidential instructions.
President Nixon and Alexander Butterfield discuss the necessity of requesting that an unnamed individual return an item to John N. Mitchell. The conversation centers on navigating the logistics and implications of this return. Ultimately, the President mandates that the individual be pressured to comply with this request.
President Nixon and Alexander Haig coordinate the transmission and timing of a sensitive signal or message. The President instructs Haig to notify Secretary of State William P. Rogers once the task is completed. The exchange serves as a brief operational update regarding administrative communications and personnel coordination.
President Nixon met with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to provide specific directives regarding Henry A. Kissinger. Although no transcript exists for this brief encounter, the discussion centered on formal instructions for Kissinger. The meeting concluded with Bull departing the Oval Office to carry out these administrative tasks.
President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief communication serves as a logistical directive to establish contact with his primary foreign policy advisor. No further substantive discussion occurs during this short exchange.
President Nixon directs Stephen B. Bull to immediately secure a warrant. This brief exchange reflects an urgent administrative task, though the transcript provides no further context regarding the subject or legal basis of the requested warrant. Bull acknowledges the instruction and departs shortly thereafter.
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to terminate an ongoing call. This brief exchange served as a directive to cease communication with the party currently on the line. No further substantive policy or administrative matters were discussed.
President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to discuss the management of specific individuals or logistical arrangements. While the brief transcript is fragmentary, the exchange confirms that Bull successfully secured the parties in question according to the President's instructions. The conversation functioned as a quick status update regarding these subjects.
President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull in the Oval Office to provide administrative instructions. While the specific details of the directives remain unrecorded, the interaction reflects the daily management of executive tasks and scheduling within the White House. Bull exited the meeting shortly thereafter to carry out the President's orders.
President Nixon met with his personal valet, Manolo Sanchez, to coordinate the delivery of an item intended for Rose Mary Woods. The brief exchange focused on logistical instructions regarding the transfer of a package, which the President noted contained gifts or tokens for specific staff members. Nixon directed Sanchez to ensure the item was promptly transported across the grounds to Woods.
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to his special counsel, Charles W. Colson. The brief exchange served as a directive for the operator to facilitate this specific communication. No further substantive matters were discussed during this brief administrative request.
President Nixon met with Manolo Sanchez and an unidentified individual to discuss the logistics of Henry Kissinger's schedule. The President issued a directive to ensure Kissinger was intercepted prior to a scheduled departure. Following a brief period of discussion, both participants departed the office, concluding the short meeting.
President Nixon utilized this time in his Old Executive Office Building suite to dictate a memorandum. The session served as a follow-up to a previous discussion, focusing on the formalization of administrative or strategic directives. As the specific content remains classified or withdrawn, the primary outcome of this meeting was the creation of an official internal record for the administration.
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to be more assertive or bold in her telephone operations. This brief directive served to set a tone for communication protocols within the Executive Office Building. No further substantive matters were addressed during this short exchange.
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly conferred regarding a sensitive scheduling matter or administrative task that required urgent attention. Nixon emphasized the necessity of the project, instructing Bull to finalize the work by 4:15 p.m. Bull acknowledged the priority of the assignment and committed to completing it within the specified timeframe.
President Nixon directs Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler to implement a total ban on Washington Post reporters and photographers within the White House, excluding only formal press conferences. Nixon insists that the restriction apply to all events, including church services and activities involving First Lady Pat Nixon, and emphasizes that the order is absolute under threat of termination. The discussion follows a report from Connie Stuart regarding the absence of a Post reporter at a recent ceremony, prompting Nixon to enforce the directive immediately.
President Nixon directs Stephen B. Bull to monitor the progress of specific administrative or logistical tasks involving Soviet personnel. The President explicitly requests information regarding the anticipated completion time of these activities while emphasizing a desire to limit the scope of the Russians' involvement. This brief exchange serves to track the status of ongoing diplomatic or bureaucratic arrangements.
President Nixon dictated a memorandum to H.R. Haldeman expressing distress over the administration's failure to meet directives for employing minorities and ethnics, particularly Mexicans and Italians. He emphasized the need to increase minority appointments, especially in advisory roles, and suggested a goal of two out of five appointments. Nixon also discussed congressional relations, criticizing the effectiveness of social events and advocating for meetings with small groups of congressmen to secure votes for vetoes, tasking Haldeman with developing a plan.
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual to discuss the preparation of a specific statistical analysis. During the brief exchange, Nixon emphasized the importance of this report and requested that the individual provide concrete figures regarding a particular, albeit redacted, subject matter. This request highlights the President's direct oversight of administrative data collection and analysis efforts during this period.
President Nixon met with an unidentified individual, addressed as Monty, to discuss the utilization of an unnamed female associate. The brief interaction serves as a directive regarding personnel or resource management. No further substantive details regarding the context of this assignment were recorded.
President Nixon held a brief, high-level discussion with an unidentified male visitor in the Oval Office. The dialogue, which appears to conclude with a directive regarding Henry A. Kissinger, remains largely fragmentary due to the limited transcript. The conversation highlights the President's focused administrative oversight and reliance on Kissinger for ongoing policy matters.
President Nixon and General Brent Scowcroft engaged in a brief telephone exchange to coordinate the handling of a specific document brought over by the General. The President confirmed that a previously contemplated action would not proceed and sought verification that the relevant orders had been successfully rescinded. Scowcroft acknowledged the directive, confirming that the instruction had been carried out.
President Nixon held an undocumented meeting with unidentified individuals in the Oval Office to address internal administrative matters. The discussion centered on an unspecified presidential request regarding personnel or operational logistics. The interaction concluded with a directive involving a call to a duty station, though the lack of a transcript prevents further clarification of the participants or specific policy objectives.
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified individual to provide instructions regarding Henry Kissinger. Nixon directed the visitor to ensure Kissinger addressed a specific, urgent matter referred to as the "earthquake." This terse exchange likely concerns an immediate diplomatic or political crisis requiring Kissinger's prompt attention.
President Nixon initiated this brief call to express his strong dissatisfaction with William J. Baroody Jr.'s performance regarding the administration's 'New Majority' strategy. Criticizing Baroody’s previous comments as inadequate, the President sternly commanded him to increase his efforts and improve his output immediately. Baroody acknowledged the reprimand and committed to taking more assertive action as directed.
President Nixon instructed his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to strictly prohibit the inclusion of family members in future military interviews. Nixon emphasized that previous attempts to enforce this policy had failed, explicitly forbidding any recurrence of these combined meetings. The exchange served as a firm directive to ensure that all future interactions with the military remain restricted to official personnel only.