Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 249 › Conversation 249-002

Nixon & Bull on White House administration and Executive office logistics

Thursday, April 15, 1971 · 8:32 AM–8:36 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation249-002 on Tape 249 (tape position 00:01:12–00:01:35)StartThursday, April 15, 1971 at 8:32 AMEndThursday, April 15, 1971 at 8:36 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 249-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with his aide, Stephen B. Bull, in the Old Executive Office Building to review and manage the President’s daily schedule. The brief consultation served to coordinate logistics and appointments for the morning's agenda. No further administrative actions were recorded beyond the management of the executive calendar.

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NARA Description

On April 15, 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 8:32 am and 8:36 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 249-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 249-2

Date: April 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:32 am and 8:36 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Stephen B. Bull

     President’s schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:36 am

Also recorded on April 15, 1971

  • 249-001 8:32 AM · 15 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 8:32 am and 8:36 am.
  • 042-041 8:36 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:36 am to 8:42 am.
  • 249-003 8:36 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:36 am to 8:42 am.
  • 042-042 8:42 AM · 27 sec — unknown person(s), White House operator, and Ralph Shields talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:42 am and 3:15 pm.
  • 249-004 8:42 AM · 6 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 8:42 am and 8:59 am.
  • 249-005 8:42 AM · 3 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 8:42 am and 8:59 am.
  • 249-006 8:59 AM · 1 hr 45 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:59 am to 10:45 am.
  • 480-001 10:59 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry Ahlgren met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 11:02 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 249-002, April 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/249-002 (accessed October 3, 2026).