Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-050

Nixon phone call with Bull on Patrick J. Buchanan and H. R. Haldeman

Thursday, April 15, 1971 · 4:35 PM–4:36 PM ET · White House Telephone · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation042-050 on Tape 42 (tape position 00:58:38–00:59:04)StartThursday, April 15, 1971 at 4:35 PMEndThursday, April 15, 1971 at 4:36 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 042-050 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to ensure that Patrick J. Buchanan’s upcoming wedding was recorded in the President's official calendar. The President emphasized the need for this entry to facilitate scheduling discussions with H. R. Haldeman. Bull was tasked with confirming the specific date of the Saturday event in May to ensure the President's attendance.

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Yeah.
Yes, sir, Mr. President.
Hi, Steve.
Be sure to put the Buchanan wedding in my book.
I don't know when it is.
It's in May, isn't it?
I'm not sure of the date.
I believe it is in May, Mr. President.
But I want to be sure it's in the book, Steve, so that when Haldeman and I are working on these schedules that I'll know I have to be there.
Is it on a weekend?
It's on a Saturday, yes, sir.
All right.
Thank you.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:35 pm to 4:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-050 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 42-50

Date: April 15, 1971
Time: 4:35 pm - 4:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 249-20]

     President's schedule
           -Patrick J. Buchanan wedding
           -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on April 15, 1971

  • 249-016 4:05 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:05 pm to 4:32 pm.
  • 249-017 4:05 PM · 6 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 4:05 pm and 4:31 pm.
  • 042-048 4:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 4:31 pm to 4:34 pm.
  • 249-018 4:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:31 pm to 4:34 pm.
  • 042-049 4:34 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 249-019 4:34 PM · 9 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 4:34 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 249-020 4:35 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:35 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 249-021 4:42 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 042-050, April 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-050 (accessed October 3, 2026).