Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 248 › Conversation 248-019

Nixon & Bull on Robert J. Dole and H. R. Haldeman

Wednesday, April 14, 1971 · 5:29 PM–5:40 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation248-019 on Tape 248 (tape position 01:15:42–01:16:03)StartWednesday, April 14, 1971 at 5:29 PMEndWednesday, April 14, 1971 at 5:40 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 248-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide Stephen B. Bull to coordinate administrative logistics for an upcoming meeting. The discussion focused on scheduling arrangements involving Senator Robert J. Dole and Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. Bull was instructed to finalize the logistics for this session before departing the office.

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NARA Description

On April 14, 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 5:29 pm and 5:40 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 248-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 248-19

Date: April 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:29 pm and 5:40 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     Meeting with Robert J. Dole and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Bull left at an unknown time before 5:40 pm

Also recorded on April 14, 1971

  • 248-016 4:20 PM · 47 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:20 pm to 5:10 pm.
  • 042-038 4:33 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:33 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 042-039 5:10 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 248-017 5:10 PM · 5 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 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 042-040 5:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 5:26 pm to 5:29 pm.
  • 248-018 5:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:26 pm to 5:29 pm.
  • 248-020 5:29 PM · 18 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 5:29 pm and 5:40 pm.
  • 248-021 5:40 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert J. Dole, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:40 pm to 6:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 248-019, April 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/248-019 (accessed October 3, 2026).