Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-180
Nixon phone call with Bull on Peter G. Peterson and John N. Mitchell
Friday, May 28, 1971 · 3:10 PM–3:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to review and adjust his afternoon schedule. Nixon directed Bull to reschedule his meetings with Peter G. Peterson and Attorney General John N. Mitchell by pushing both appointments back 15 minutes. Additionally, the President confirmed that both meetings should be relocated to the Executive Office Building.
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NARA Description
On May 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:10 pm to 3:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-180 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-180
Date: May 28, 1971
Time: 3:10 pm - 3:11 pm
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.
[See Conversation No. 254-004B]
President's schedule
-Meetings with Peter G. Peterson and John N. Mitchell
-Time and locationAlso recorded on May 28, 1971
- 254-001 1:18 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 254-002 1:18 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 2:39 pm.
- 003-177 2:39 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:39 pm.
- 003-178 2:50 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 2:50 pm to 3:07 pm.
- 003-179 3:00 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 254-004 3:00 PM · 1 hr 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, George P. Shultz, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, Peter G. Peterson, White House photographer, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:00 pm to 5:01 pm.
- 003-181 3:48 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:48 pm and 4:51 pm.
- 003-182 4:51 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 4:51 pm to 4:52 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-180, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-180 (accessed September 26, 2026).