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Conversation 038-025

TapeTape 38StartSaturday, April 14, 1973 at 11:33 AMEndSaturday, April 14, 1973 at 11:34 AMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.;  [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon instructed Stephen B. Bull to reschedule his lunch meeting with Paul W. Keyes due to unexpected demands regarding national security matters. Nixon initially suggested meeting after the White House correspondents' event, but ultimately pivoted to scheduling a brief chat following the 2:00 pm garden tour. The brief exchange highlights the President's efforts to balance social obligations with pressing executive responsibilities.

Presidential schedulingPaul W. KeyesNational securityWhite House correspondents' dinnerGarden tour
AudioNARA Description

On April 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 11:33 am to 11:34 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 38-25

Date: April 14, 1973
Time: 11:33 am - 11:34 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull. An unknown person can be heard in the
background.

[See also Conversation No. 428-19E]

     President’s schedule
           -Paul W. Keyes
                 -Rescheduling
           -National Security Matters
           White House correspondents’ dinner
           -Garden tour
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Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Yes, sir.
Let the keys not to stand by.
I'm going to be tied up here for a while.
And I'll try to reach him this afternoon.
He'll be around today, won't he?
Yes, sir.
He'll be around.
He's here right now, sir.
Tell him that I got tied up here in national security matters and I can't take off and have lunch and all that sort of thing.
And maybe sometime this afternoon we can get together at
Or better still, I'll tell you what I'd like to do.
Why doesn't he come to the White House after the White House correspondence thing and I can chat with him a little over there?
After the correspondence thing?
After this garden tour?
The garden tour?
After the correspondence.
You mean late tonight, sir?
Oh, I guess that's going to be too late.
I mean, the garden tour, we could have a little time, and we'll see.
Okay, after the garden tour, maybe.
The garden tour is 2 o'clock now.
It'll be about 2 o'clock, maybe five minutes or two.
I'll be over there.
Bye.
Bye.
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