Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 249 › Conversation 249-020

Nixon & Bull on Pat Buchanan and administrative tasks

Thursday, April 15, 1971 · 4:35 PM–4:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation249-020 on Tape 249 (tape position 02:31:13–02:32:14)StartThursday, April 15, 1971 at 4:35 PMEndThursday, April 15, 1971 at 4:36 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 249-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs his aide, Stephen B. Bull, to ensure that the Pat Buchanan wedding is formally noted in his personal records. The brief exchange highlights the President’s focus on administrative details regarding social engagements and maintaining his professional calendar. No further policy-related actions were taken during this short meeting.

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You're up.
Be sure to put the Buchanan wedding in my book.
I don't want to be made.
I should send a book to these other people.
Oh, thank you.

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 from 4:35 pm to 4:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 249-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 249-20

Date: April 15, 1971
Time: 4:35 pm - 4:36 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull

[See Conversation No. 42-50]

Also recorded on April 15, 1971

  • 249-016 4:05 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:05 pm to 4:32 pm.
  • 249-017 4:05 PM · 6 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 4:05 pm and 4:31 pm.
  • 042-048 4:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 4:31 pm to 4:34 pm.
  • 249-018 4:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:31 pm to 4:34 pm.
  • 042-049 4:34 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 249-019 4:34 PM · 9 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 4:34 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 042-050 4:35 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 4:35 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 249-021 4:42 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:42 pm to 4:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 249-020, 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/249-020 (accessed October 3, 2026).