Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 164 › Conversation 164-046

Nixon phone call with Bull on Cabinet Meeting and White House Staff

Monday, April 30, 1973 · 10:37 AM–10:39 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation164-046 on Tape 164StartMonday, April 30, 1973 at 10:37 AMEndMonday, April 30, 1973 at 10:39 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 164-046 ↗

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President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull reviewed the presidential schedule for the remainder of the week to facilitate a potential trip to Florida. They discussed consolidating various congressional and policy meetings, including the Labor Management Advisory Board, to clear the President's calendar by Thursday noon. Nixon requested the inclusion of a short Cabinet meeting and a session with the White House staff before his departure.

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Yeah.

Mr. Bolzer?

Yeah, Steve, looking at the rest of the week, give me a quick run.

I'm just trying to think of when I can get away for a few days.

Well, sir, we can...

I know we've canceled so many.

We've got to put some things back on, so... We've got Monday and Tuesday.

I know I should stay here.

And Wednesday, you see, we've got that trumpet thing.

That's a very, very important thing.

I've got to get that thing in.

Well, sir, we could... You've got the second meeting with Chancellor Brandt.

On Wednesday, right?

Wednesday, yes, sir.

We could...

take some of the anything else some of the nickel dime things and just throw them into like a congressional half hour and free you up at noon on wednesday there's that labor management advisory board meeting which well let's not do that let's let's let's run it to thursday may i say

Let's shoot for noon Thursday as to when we go, okay?

All right, sir.

I'd rather do that.

That gives you more time, and that gets the truck in.

If we want to do a cabinet or something of that sort, let's do it.

We should probably have a cabinet, you know.

You want to have a cabinet, sir?

I'd rather think so, just a 15, 20-minute cabinet meeting.

We'll have that 8.30 on the cabinet meeting, and I'll want to see the White House staff at some time.

There are a couple of congressional...

things we can throw in before noon and just get them out of the way like a congressional half-hour very quickly and then just get out of here Thursday at noon or 12 or 15.

Yeah.

I'll take your Thursday out and I'll go, what do I have, the balance of the week?

Nothing.

Nothing Saturday or Sunday?

Nothing Saturday, no, sir.

How about Sunday?

No, sir.

Sunday, no, sir.

We've already disposed of the worship service.

And, uh,

Okay, that's fine.

Thank you, Steve.

Thank you very much.

NARA Description

On April 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:37 am to 10:39 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 164-046 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 164-46

Date: April 30, 1973
Time: 10:37 am - 10:39 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

     President’s schedule
           -President’s vacation
           -Troika meeting
           -Willy Brandt meeting
           -Congressional meeting
                 -Consolidation of meetings
                       -Labor Management Advisory Board meeting
           -Trip to Florida
           -Cabinet meeting
           -White House staff
           -Congressional meeting

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164-047 10:39 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:39 am and 10:42 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 164-046, April 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/164-046 (accessed October 12, 2026).