Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 245 › Conversation 245-016
Nixon & Bull on Meeting preparation
Tuesday, April 6, 1971 · 11:35 AM–11:37 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull coordinate scheduling logistics for an upcoming meeting following the President's current recording session. Nixon emphasizes his need for adequate preparation time and requests clarification regarding the specific location and expected duration of his next appointment. They ultimately agree to aim for a 12:00 p.m. start time to ensure the President is properly briefed.
- Scheduling
- White House logistics
- Presidential time management
- Meeting preparation
Audio
NARA Description
On April 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:35 am to 11:37 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 245-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 245-016 Date: April 6, 1971 Time: 11:35 am - 11:37 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Stephen B. Bull [See Conversation No. 42-19]
Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on April 6, 1971
- 042-017 11:19 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 11:19 am to 11:21 am.
- 245-014 11:19 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:19 am to 11:21 am.
- 042-018 11:21 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:35 am.
- 245-015 11:21 AM · 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 11:21 am and 11:35 am.
- 042-019 11:35 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 11:35 am to 11:37 am.
- 042-020 11:37 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 1:50 pm.
- 245-017 11:37 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 1:00 pm.
- 001-001 11:51 AM · 11 sec — United States Secret Service agents and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:53 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 245-016, April 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183249). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/245-016 (accessed October 31, 2026).