Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-080

Nixon phone call with Bull on Congressional relations and William E. Timmons

Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 5:22 PM–5:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 30 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation040-080 on Tape 40StartWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 5:22 PMEndWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 5:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-080 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed Stephen B. Bull to monitor the arrival of bipartisan Congressional leaders for an upcoming meeting. Nixon emphasized his desire to avoid waiting for the full group to assemble, instructing Bull to coordinate with William E. Timmons to ensure the President arrives only once a majority of attendees are present. This directive served to streamline the President's schedule and manage his appearance at the event.

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Yeah.
You watch the situation over there.
As soon as the Congress is there, give me a ring.
All right, sir.
Let me explain.
I don't want to go over there and sit and wait for them.
You hear what I mean?
Yes, sir.
So Timmons will know.
And I don't want to wait until every last dog is there.
As soon as the great majority are there, I'll come over.
All right, sir.
Fine.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:22 pm to 5:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-080 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-80

Date: June 13, 1973
Time: 5:22 pm - 5:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See also Conversation No. 445-27]

      President’s schedule
            -Meeting with bipartisan Congressional leaders
                  -William E. Timmons

Also recorded on June 13, 1973

  • 126-001 4:32 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including [David] Kenneth Rush, George P. Shultz, Dr. James R. Schlesinger, Elliot L. Richardson, J. Philip Campbell, Frederick B. Dent, Richard F. Schubert, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, James T. Lynn, John W. Barnum, Roy L. Ash, Anne L. Armstrong, George H. W. Bush, Herbert Stein, John T. Dunlop, Rogers C. B. Morton, General Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Peter M. Flanigan, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., William E. Timmons, Ronald L. Ziegler, General Brent G. Scowcroft, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Virginia H. Knauer, David R. Gergen, David N. Parker, Frederic V. Malek, and Arthur J. Sohmer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 4:32 pm and 5:42 pm.
  • 445-027 5:22 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:22 pm to 5:23 pm.
  • 040-081 5:39 PM · 26 sec — Stephen B. Bull and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:39 pm to 5:40 pm.
  • 445-028 5:39 PM · 25 sec — Stephen B. Bull and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:39 pm to 5:40 pm.
  • 445-029 5:40 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Nellie L. Yates, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 6:54 pm.
  • 445-030 5:40 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 6:54 pm.
  • 445-031 5:40 PM · 19 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 5:40 pm and 6:54 pm.
  • 126-002 5:42 PM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, George P. Shultz, Herbert Stein, John T. Dunlop, and bipartisan Congressional leaders, including Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Hugh Scott, Robert P. Griffin, John G. Tower, Russell B. Long, Wallace F. Bennett, William Proxmire, Jacob K. Javits, Milton R. Young, Carl B. Albert, Thomas P. ("Tip") O'Neill, Jr., Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, Wright Patman, William B. Widnall, Herman T. Schneebeli, Roy L. Ash, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., William E. Timmons, Thomas C. Korologos, Max L. Friedersdorf, John J. McFall, and members of the press, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 5:42 pm to 6:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-080, June 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-080 (accessed October 9, 2026).