Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 709 › Conversation 709-020

Nixon & Bull on Capitol Hill and William P. Rogers

Monday, April 17, 1972 · 12:28 PM–12:31 PM ET · Oval Office · 43 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; White House operatorConversation709-020 on Tape 709 (tape position 03:50:56–03:52:07)StartMonday, April 17, 1972 at 12:28 PMEndMonday, April 17, 1972 at 12:31 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 709-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull to coordinate logistical details regarding his upcoming schedule and travel arrangements. The conversation focused on the President's planned meeting with Representative William M. Colmer and the management of travel to and from Capitol Hill. Nixon also instructed Bull to facilitate a phone call with Secretary of State William P. Rogers to discuss ongoing administrative matters.

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You can get Secretary Robertson off.
He's finished his testimony.
It's like a regular ride up with you and Timmy to ride back.
Maybe more than that.
Well, I'll get greater than that.
All right, sir.
I'll decide what I do on the way back home.

NARA Description

On April 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 709-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 709-20

Date: April 17, 1972
Time: 12:28 pm - unknown before 12:31 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

     The President's schedule

The President talked with the White House operator at 12:28 pm.

[Conversation No. 709-20A]

[See Conversation No. 23-3]

[End of telephone conversation]
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. 10/06)
                                                               Conv. No. 709-20 (cont.)


     The President's schedule
          -Call to William P. Rogers
          -Meeting with William M. Colmer
                -Trip to and from Capitol Hill
                      -Clark MacGregor
                      -William E. Timmons

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:31 pm.

Also recorded on April 17, 1972

  • 709-016 12:02 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Donald B. Rice, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, George P. Shultz, Stephen B. Bull, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:02 pm to 12:06 pm.
  • 709-017 12:06 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 709-018 12:06 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 12:15 pm.
  • 709-019 12:15 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:15 pm to 12:28 pm.
  • 023-003 12:28 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:28 pm.
  • 023-004 12:28 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 709-021 12:28 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:31 pm.
  • 709-022 12:31 PM · 41 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 4:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 709-020, April 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/709-020 (accessed September 26, 2026).