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Nixon & Bull on Hugh Scott and White House Logistics

Wednesday, April 7, 1971 · 6:10 PM–7:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 39 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation246-036 on Tape 246 (tape position 05:37:55–05:38:44)StartWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 6:10 PMEndWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 7:09 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 246-036 ↗

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to finalize preparations for an upcoming meeting with Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott. The discussion centered on logistics and coordination, specifically confirming the location and ensuring that press copies and photographs were ready for the visit. Bull acted as an intermediary to facilitate the smooth management of the President's schedule during this brief administrative briefing.

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Do they all hear you?
My cigarette is coming.
Where is Senator Scott?
He's coming.
Scott is coming.
His cigarette is coming to him.
Do you have copies for them?
You ready?
I'll get up here and press forward with the beginning, sir.
Alright.

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 6:10 pm and 7:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 246-036 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 246-036
Date: April 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:10 pm and 7:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President met with Stephen B. Bull
President’s schedule
-Hugh Scott
-Location
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Press copies
-Press photo
Bull left at an unknown time before 7:09 pm
  • 246-027 5:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 5:22 pm.
  • 246-029 5:22 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:22 pm to 5:40 pm.
  • 246-030 5:40 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:50 pm.
  • 246-031 5:50 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:50 pm to 5:55 pm.
  • 246-032 5:55 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:01 pm.
  • 246-033 6:01 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Mark I. Goode met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:01 pm to 6:10 pm.
  • 246-034 6:10 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:10 pm and 7:09 pm.
  • 246-035 6:10 PM · 11 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 6:10 pm and 7:09 pm.

Conversation 246-036, April 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/246-036 (accessed October 12, 2026).