Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-029

Nixon phone call with Bull on Nelson A. Rockefeller and Russell W. Peterson

Monday, May 14, 1973 · 3:51 PM–3:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation046-029 on Tape 46StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 3:51 PMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 3:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-029 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to adjust his late-afternoon schedule regarding an upcoming meeting with Nelson Rockefeller. To accommodate additional administrative tasks, the President pushed the start time of the meeting back to 4:15 p.m. in the Oval Office. Nixon also confirmed that Rockefeller would be accompanied by former Delaware Governor Russell W. Peterson.

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Yeah.
Yes, sir, Steve Ball.
Steve, I have Rockefeller at 4 o'clock, I understand, right?
Yes, sir.
Rather than having him here, I've got a couple more things to do.
I'll be there at the Oval Office at approximately 4.15, okay?
All right, Mr. President.
He has Russell Peterson, former governor of Delaware, with him, who's the chairman of the executive committee.
He'd like to bring him in with him.
Yeah.
All right, sir.
4.15.
In the Oval Office, then?
4.15 in the Oval Office.
All right, sir.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:51 pm to 3:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-029 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-29

Date: May 14, 1973
Time: 3:51 pm - 3:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See also Conversation No. 436-11]

     President’s schedule
           -Nelson A. Rockefeller
                 -Oval Office
           -Russell W. Peterson
                 -Former Delaware Governor
                 -Chairman of the Executive Committee
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-029, May 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-029 (accessed October 1, 2026).