Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 246 › Conversation 246-039

Nixon & Bull on President's schedule and Robert J. Dole

Wednesday, April 7, 1971 · 10:50 AM–10:55 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.Conversation246-039 onTape 246StartWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 10:50 AMEndWednesday, April 7, 1971 at 10:55 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 246-039 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Stephen B. Bull briefly discussed the President's schedule. The conversation was very short and appears to have been a routine check-in, with no significant decisions or action items recorded. Robert J. Dole was also mentioned in relation to the schedule.

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I don't know, not at all.
I don't know where it's going.
Where it's going.

NARA Description

On April 7, 1971, 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. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 246-039 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 246-039
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
Robert J. Dole
The President’s schedule
Bull left at an unknown time before 10:55 am

Also recorded on April 7, 1971

  • 246-001 10:50 AM · 55 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 246-005 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 246-039, 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/246-039 (accessed September 18, 2026).