Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-193

Nixon phone call with Bull on OAS meeting and White House administration

Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 4:43 PM–4:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation037-193 on Tape 37StartWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 4:43 PMEndWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 4:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-193 ↗

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President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull discussed the scheduling of an upcoming Organization of American States (OAS) meeting in relation to the President's calendar. Nixon sought to clarify the exact dates of the event and expressed a preference for attending on April 13th rather than the 12th. Bull agreed to verify the specific event dates and follow up with the President accordingly.

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Mr. Boll on the line, sir.

Yes, sir.

What was the date of that OAS thing that they saw?

I just have mine.

I recall the original date was April 12th, sir, but I'll have to confirm that.

I think they said 12th to 14th, actually, as I recall.

Because the entire cut goes from about the 4th through the 14th, sir.

I have the White House correspondence on the floor.

Resurrect it and give you the precise date, but April 12th is the date that comes to mind.

Well, okay, you can...

I'll...

I may consider it.

I mean, I don't want to just, as I told you, rule that out of hand, but... As a matter of fact, if I were to do it, I think I would do it the...

I'll be the 13th.

Rather than the 12th.

I'd like to be here the 13th anyway.

Yes, sir.

Okay.

Any other things you have to ask about?

No, sir.

Not that I have now.

No other requests today?

Okay.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:43 pm to 4:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-193 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-193

Date: March 21, 1973
Time: 4:43 pm-4:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 421-16]

       Organization of American States [OAS] meeting
              -President's schedule
              -White House Correspondents’ Dinner
                                            - 132 -

                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

Also recorded on March 21, 1973

037-191 4:41 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:41 pm.
037-192 4:41 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:41 pm and 4:43 pm.
421-014 4:41 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:41 pm.
421-015 4:41 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:41 pm and 4:43 pm.
421-016 4:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:43 pm to 4:45 pm.
421-017 4:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:45 pm and 4:53 pm.
037-194 4:53 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 4:58 pm.
421-018 4:53 PM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, William P. Rogers, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John W. Dean, III, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:53 pm to 6:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-193, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-193 (accessed October 6, 2026).