Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-090
Nixon phone call with Bull on Peter M. Flanigan and Caspar W. Weinberger
Wednesday, May 5, 1971 · 1:16 PM–3:00 PM ET · White House Telephone · 50 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon coordinated his afternoon schedule with aide Stephen B. Bull to finalize a series of high-level meetings. The discussion centered on confirming appointments with Peter M. Flanigan and Caspar W. Weinberger, followed by meetings with Attorney General John N. Mitchell and Lee R. Nunn. Nixon specifically directed the scheduling of a briefing with Mitchell and Nunn to precede a subsequent meeting with John B. Connally.
- Presidential schedule
- Peter M. Flanigan
- Caspar W. Weinberger
- John N. Mitchell
- Lee R. Nunn
- John B. Connally
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NARA Description
On May 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-090 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 42-90
Date: May 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.
[See Conversation No. 252-34]
President's schedule
-Meetings
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Caspar W. Weinberger
-John N. Mitchell
-Lee R. Nunn
-John B. ConnallyAlso recorded on May 5, 1971
- 042-087 1:16 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-088 1:16 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-089 1:16 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-091 1:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-092 1:16 PM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-093 1:16 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alvin Snyder talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-094 1:16 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
- 042-095 1:16 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 042-090, May 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-090 (accessed October 3, 2026).