Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 246 › Conversation 246-001

Nixon & Bull on White House tours and public relations

Wednesday, April 7, 1971 · 10:50 AM–10:55 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 55 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation246-001 on Tape 246 (tape position 00:02:43–00:05:18)StartWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 10:50 AMEndWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 10:55 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 246-001 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417183257 ↗

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met to coordinate logistics for a visiting high school class tour of the White House grounds. The discussion focused on the students' itinerary, specifically confirming their movements between the Rose Garden and the Oval Office. Nixon directed Bull to facilitate the group's visit to the office to ensure they were properly accommodated before departing.

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On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:55 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 246-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 246-001

Date: April 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:50 am and 10:55 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule

     President’s relatives’ schedule

     High school class tour
          -Rose Garden
          -Oval Office
          -Location
          -Time

Bull left at an unknown time before 10:55 am

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I have, uh... You're taking notes for all of the mine crew today, aren't you?
It's, uh, it's just that high school class.
They went to the Rose Garden and...
They're from in the rural office.
They haven't been to the office.
Oh, I'll go now.
Say, Larry, they, uh...
Where are they?
Are they left?
I don't know if they're left or not.
I saw them over nowhere for a while.
Who's here?
The reporter told us they're over the tables.
  • 246-002 10:50 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:55 am.
  • 246-003 10:50 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:55 am.
  • 246-004 10:50 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:50 am and 10:55 am.
  • 246-039 10:50 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met with Stephen B. Bull in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time around 10:50 am and 10:55 am.
  • 246-005 10:55 AM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ken Wood, unknown person(s), Rose Mary Woods, John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, George P. Shultz, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:55 am to 12:15 pm.
  • 246-007 12:16 PM · 1 hr 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Melvin R. Laird, William P. Rogers, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and James D. ("Don") Hughes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:16 pm to 2:00 pm.
  • 246-008 2:00 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:07 pm.
  • 246-009 2:00 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:07 pm.

Conversation 246-001, April 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183257). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/246-001 (accessed October 31, 2026).